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

3. What do the police barge into the family's home and take in addition to mother's wedding ring?
(a) Family heirlooms.
(b) Books.
(c) Silver necklace.
(d) Wire-rimmed glasses.

4. When Hideyo leaves his friends, where does he head?
(a) Seoul.
(b) Pusan.
(c) Japan.
(d) To school.

5. What food does Hideyo share with his friends?
(a) Fish and biscuits.
(b) Cheese and crackers.
(c) To school.
(d) Milk and cookies.

6. Which character is bandaged from head to toe?
(a) Major Ryu.
(b) Hideyo.
(c) Mr. Enomoto.
(d) Corporal Matsumura.

7. How long is the journey to Pusan by train?
(a) Five days.
(b) One week.
(c) A few hours.
(d) Three days.

8. What does father direct the family to do in the bamboo grove?
(a) Set it on fire.
(b) Dig a shelter.
(c) Cut it down.
(d) Hide their valuables.

9. How did Yoko's family prove that they were Japanese?
(a) By showing the soldiers birth certificates.
(b) By showing the soldiers report cards and insurance documents.
(c) By showing the soldiers photos of their old village.
(d) By speaking Japanese.

10. Who has landed near Nanan?
(a) The British.
(b) The Koreans.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The Americans.

11. What does the train stop to get?
(a) Coal and water.
(b) Food.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) More prisoners.

12. What happens after the train is bombed?
(a) The family has to walk to Seoul.
(b) Family members are injured.
(c) The family is taken hostage.
(d) The soldiers are killed.

13. 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 lie about the condition of Yoko's family.
(c) They let the family go free.
(d) They take Yoko and Ko into hiding.

14. Who is the only family member to make a convincing soldier?
(a) Hideyo.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Mother.
(d) Ko.

15. How do Ko and Yoko leave word for Hideyo?
(a) By leaving a message with the stationmaster.
(b) By calling the factory where he worked.
(c) By asking a friend to deliver the message.
(d) By carving messages into the station posts.