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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What age is Yoko at the start of the story?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

2. What does Ko learn when reading the newspaper?
(a) That Hideyo has died.
(b) That they need to report to the embassy.
(c) That there is a new port for refugees from Korea.
(d) That father has died.

3. What news does Yoko's teacher, Mr. Enomoto deliver to the class?
(a) That Nanan is under attack.
(b) That Tokyo had been bombed.
(c) That the war is over.
(d) That Manchuria must be evacuated.

4. What theme does the story allude to?
(a) Atrocities are an unavoidable result of war.
(b) Kind acts are rarely repaid.
(c) War is often the result of a misunderstanding.
(d) Persecution is a natural result of prejudice.

5. Who do the police call to help Yoko and Ko now that they are on their own in Chapter 8?
(a) Father.
(b) The funeral service.
(c) The Korean Communists.
(d) Hideyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has landed near Nanan?

2. What wakes up Yoko while she is sleeping in the factory?

3. What is Hideyo's motivation to live through the snow storm?

4. What does Hideyo consider taking from the dead soldier?

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

(see the answer key)

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