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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the family feel when Hideyo fails his written exam for the military?
(a) They are surprised.
(b) They are disappointed.
(c) They are overjoyed.
(d) They are angry.

2. What does Yoko liken her blanket to?
(a) A necessary evil.
(b) A pacifier in her mouth.
(c) A burden on her conscience.
(d) An iron on her back.

3. Who does Yoko know will become an important figure in her life?
(a) Corporal Matsumura.
(b) Mr. Fukui.
(c) Hideyo.
(d) Ko.

4. What risk do the nurse and medic take on the train bound for Seoul?
(a) They provide the family with an alternate identity.
(b) They let the family go free.
(c) They lie about the condition of Yoko's family.
(d) They take Yoko and Ko into hiding.

5. How does Yoko's family travel undetected?
(a) They march among soldiers.
(b) They are protected by the doctor.
(c) They hide on a train.
(d) They wear the uniforms of the dead soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is referred to as "honorable?"

2. What age is Yoko at the start of the story?

3. Why does Yoko's family live in Korea?

4. Who dies on the train?

5. What does the group of four friends find when they return to their village?

(see the answer key)

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