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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mother pay for Yoko and Ko to go to school?
(a) She steals the money.
(b) She has brought money from Korea.
(c) She obtained scholarships for them.
(d) A friend of mother's pays.

2. Which phrase best describes the family's mindset in Chapter 3?
(a) Scared.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Generous.
(d) Innovative.

3. Why does the group of soldiers want to divide up the confiscated valuables on the spot?
(a) They're afraid of losing them in their travels.
(b) They think they'll get shortchanged.
(c) They're afraid of their superior finding out.
(d) They think that the Japanese people they stole from will find them.

4. What does the group of four friends find when they return to their village?
(a) Their village has been liberated.
(b) Their homes have been ransacked.
(c) Their families are tied up.
(d) Their village has been burned to the ground.

5. What does Ko see that makes her want the family to leave Seoul?
(a) Russian soldiers killing Japanese civilians.
(b) Japanese refugees killing one another.
(c) Korean men raping a Japanese girl.
(d) Korean Communists beating her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town is the only one to escape bombing?

2. How long does Yoko stay in the hospital tent?

3. What does Yoko do to one of the policemen?

4. What does Yoko study at school in addition to calligraphy and Japanese dancing?

5. What does Yoko liken her blanket to?

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