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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Being thirsty.
(c) Missing her friends.
(d) Her shaved head.

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

3. What does Hideyo do instead of going to war?
(a) Goes to jail.
(b) Goes to work in the factory.
(c) Goes to school.
(d) Goes to America.

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

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

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

7. Why is Yoko's family sprayed with chemicals?
(a) To rid them of disease.
(b) To disinfect the dirty uniforms.
(c) To kill any lice and bugs.
(d) To immunize them.

8. When does the family travel?
(a) During the day.
(b) When no one is around.
(c) When people are rounded up by the soldiers.
(d) At night.

9. What skill does Hideyo use to convince others that he is Korean?
(a) His knowledge of military tactics.
(b) His ability to perform manual labor.
(c) His mastery of the Korean language.
(d) His understanding of Communist ideology.

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

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

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

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

14. Who of the following characters hides successfully with Hideyo?
(a) Yoko.
(b) Mother.
(c) Ko.
(d) Makoto.

15. Where do Hideyo's friends go once they reach Wonsan?
(a) To find their families.
(b) Seoul.
(c) Rice and beans.
(d) Pusan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies on the train?

2. What news does the tall policeman deliver to Yoko's family?

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

4. What news does Yoko's teacher, Mr. Enomoto deliver to the class?

5. What does Ko manage to get from the farmer by speaking to him in Korean?

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