So Far from the Bamboo Grove Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Yoko Kawashima Watkins
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

So Far from the Bamboo Grove Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Yoko Kawashima Watkins
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease do the Korean Communists think mother has?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Autism.

2. What were the Japanese required to surrender to Korean officials before boarding the ship to Japan?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Food.
(c) Valuables.
(d) Money.

3. How does Yoko nearly reveal the family's hiding place in Chapter 2?
(a) By throwing up.
(b) By tripping.
(c) By sneezing.
(d) By crying.

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

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

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

7. Which character is chosen to entertain soldiers at the hospital?
(a) Hideyo.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Mr. Enomoto.
(d) Mother.

8. What change in Yoko's and Ko's behavior does Mother insist on so that their identity will not be discovered while waiting at the Seoul train station?
(a) That they speak only Korean.
(b) That they taunt other Japanese.
(c) That they pretend to be soldiers.
(d) That they urinate like men.

9. Where does the family follow the tracks to?
(a) Seoul.
(b) Pusan.
(c) Maizuru.
(d) Nanam.

10. Where are Yoko, Ko, and Mother located for most of Chapter 2?
(a) At home.
(b) In the bamboo grove.
(c) In prison.
(d) Aboard a train.

11. Why does Hideyo fail the written test for the military?
(a) He can't read.
(b) He doesn't study.
(c) He fails by accident.
(d) He fails on purpose.

12. Why do the Korean Communists stage a raid at Hideyo's workplace?
(a) To take supplies.
(b) To steal military secrets.
(c) To recruit new soldiers.
(d) To kill Japanese youth.

13. Why does Yoko's family live in Korea?
(a) Father works for the government in Manchuria.
(b) Father is a native Korean.
(c) The family was in hiding.
(d) The family was exiled.

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

15. Why is Mother disappointed in Ko?
(a) Because she did not obey Mother's requests.
(b) Because she doesn't respect her elders.
(c) Because she isn't taking her studies seriously.
(d) Because she has become a liar and a thief.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who of the following characters hides successfully with Hideyo?

3. Where does Ko find food for the family?

4. How does Ko change her appearance?

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

(see the answer keys)

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