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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ko make out of rope for Yoko?
(a) Suspenders.
(b) A pulley.
(c) A belt.
(d) A tie.

3. Who dies on the train?
(a) Mother.
(b) A baby.
(c) Father.
(d) Yoko.

4. What does Ko manage to get from the farmer by speaking to him in Korean?
(a) Grain and rice.
(b) Wheat and barley.
(c) Corn and tomatoes.
(d) Rice and eggs.

5. What outrages Hideyo?
(a) The ignorance of the Russians.
(b) The disappearance of his friends.
(c) The cruelty of the Korean Communists.
(d) The loss of his family.

6. What is stolen from Hideyo's room at home?
(a) A book, a painting, and a gun.
(b) A mirror, a book, and a gun.
(c) A clock, a radio, and clothes.
(d) A record player, a mirror, and clothes.

7. In addition to food and supplies, what does Hideyo take?
(a) His family portrait.
(b) His family's savings book.
(c) His father's gun.
(d) His family's heirlooms.

8. Why does Mother ties strings to Yoko's and Ko's wrists?
(a) As part of a Japanese tradition.
(b) As a punishment.
(c) So they don't lose each other.
(d) So they can't escape.

9. 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.

10. How long does Yoko stay in the hospital tent?
(a) Ten days.
(b) A month.
(c) Overnight.
(d) Two weeks.

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

12. What proves to be a problem with Yoko's disguise?
(a) Her native language.
(b) Her gender.
(c) Her size.
(d) Her clothing.

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

14. During the train ride, what happens?
(a) The family gets separated.
(b) The pregnant woman gives birth.
(c) The soldiers beat the passengers.
(d) The passengers are forbidden to talk.

15. What precious family treasure does Mother use in Chapter 3?
(a) Her ancestors' short sword.
(b) Her ancestors' ceremonial robe.
(c) Her ancestors' book of scriptures.
(d) Her ancestors' tea cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ko call Yoko?

2. What disease do the Korean Communists think mother has?

3. What does Hideyo do instead of going to war?

4. What does Ko give the man who helps them get aboard the train?

5. What is Dr. Takeda's connection to Yoko's family?

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