2. Why does Hideyo consider the moon "unsympathetic"?
(a) Because it isn't bright enough to help him find his way.
(b) Because it provids only light, not warmth.
(c) Because it is so bright that it gives away his hiding spot.
(d) Because it is covered by clouds.

3. What does Yoko ask Mother at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) To help Ko repent for her sins.
(b) To watch over her and Ko.
(c) To help them with their school work.
(d) To forgive her.

4. What is Hideyo's motivation to live through the snow storm?
(a) He wants to kill the Korean Communists.
(b) He wants to return to Japan.
(c) He wants revenge on the Russians.
(d) He wants to see his family again.

5. How long did it take to cross the Korean Straight?
(a) Six hours.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) Three days.

6. What does Mrs. Masuda offer Yoko and Ko?
(a) Books to read.
(b) Food to eat.
(c) Blankets and pillows.
(d) Pots and pans to cook.

7. What town is the only one to escape bombing?
(a) Nanam.
(b) Aomori.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Pusan.

8. What did mother tell Yoko to hold onto before she passed away?
(a) Their papers.
(b) Their money.
(c) Their wrapping cloth.
(d) Their integrity.

9. What experience does Yoko have in the train station while waiting for Ko to return from school that makes her suddenly feel grown up?
(a) Looking after her sister.
(b) Knowing she has to protect mother.
(c) Having to get a job.
(d) Doing well in school.

10. Who do the police call to help Yoko and Ko now that they are on their own in Chapter 8?
(a) The funeral service.
(b) Father.
(c) Hideyo.
(d) The Korean Communists.

11. Why does Yoko resolve to never step into a Buddhist temple?
(a) Because she wasn't a Buddhist.
(b) Because mother told her not to.
(c) Because she was afraid of them.
(d) Because the monk wouldn't say a prayer.

12. How does Mother pay for Yoko and Ko to go to school?
(a) She steals the money.
(b) She obtained scholarships for them.
(c) A friend of mother's pays.
(d) She has brought money from Korea.

13. What is on the bulletin board on Yoko's fifth day of school?
(a) A nasty note about Yoko's sister.
(b) A photo of her with dirty clothes on.
(c) A drawing of her picking through the trash.
(d) A drawing of her rucksacks.

14. What is the condition of the warehouse when Ko and Yoko arrive?
(a) It is overcrowded.
(b) It is clean and comfortable.
(c) It is nicely decorated.
(d) It is dirty and abandoned.

15. How has the janitor at Yoko's school changed in Chapter 8?
(a) His stutter is worse.
(b) He begins to speak more fluently.
(c) He goes mute.
(d) He begins to sing.