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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Yoko study at school in addition to calligraphy and Japanese dancing?
(a) Mythology.
(b) Tea ceremonies.
(c) History.
(d) Religion.

3. Where does Hideyo work?
(a) In the fields.
(b) At a school.
(c) In an office.
(d) In a factory.

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

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

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

7. What is Yoko most upset over after she, Ko, and Mother change into their disguises and continue their journey towards Seoul?
(a) Being hungry.
(b) Missing her friends.
(c) Her shaved head.
(d) Being thirsty.

8. What happens to the three soldiers when they confront Yoko's family?
(a) They surrender.
(b) They are ambushed.
(c) A bomb kills them.
(d) They are shot.

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

10. How does Ko change her appearance?
(a) She puts on makeup.
(b) She wears glasses.
(c) She dyes her hair.
(d) She shaves her head.

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

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

13. What is located in Tanch'on?
(a) Communist Army Headquarters.
(b) Freedom from oppression.
(c) A refugee camp.
(d) Hideyo's family.

14. Which character is referred to as "honorable?"
(a) Yoko.
(b) Hideyo.
(c) Mother.
(d) Ko.

15. Who is the train station crowded with?
(a) The sick and wounded.
(b) Japanese people.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yoko's family learn once they arrive in Seoul?

2. Who do Hideyo and his friends encounter on their journey towards Seoul?

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

4. Who does Yoko know will become an important figure in her life?

5. Why do the soldiers quickly leave the boxcar in which Yoko, Ko, and Mother are located?

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