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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which family member is injured by an explosion in Chapter 3?
(a) Father.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Ko.
(d) Hideyo.

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

6. How does Yoko's family travel undetected?
(a) They are protected by the doctor.
(b) They wear the uniforms of the dead soldiers.
(c) They hide on a train.
(d) They march among soldiers.

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

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

9. How many days has the family been walking the tracks by the end of Chapter 3?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

10. Why do the Korean Communists resent the Japanese?
(a) Because they were racists.
(b) Because the Japanese killed so many Koreans in World War I.
(c) Because they were under Japanese rule for so long.
(d) Because they believed in a different religion.

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

12. What is Dr. Takeda's connection to Yoko's family?
(a) His daughter is friends with Hideyo.
(b) They met once at a party.
(c) They are distant cousins.
(d) His father knows Yoko's father, Yoshio.

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

14. What do Hideyo and his friends discover on the way to Seoul?
(a) That Korea has lost the war.
(b) That Japan won the war.
(c) That Japan has lost the war.
(d) That Father has been killed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to food and supplies, what does Hideyo take?

2. What does Ko call Yoko?

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

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

5. What does Yoko do to one of the policemen?

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