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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hideyo climb a tree instead of playing dead?
(a) He thinks that he might launch a surprise attack on the soldiers.
(b) He thinks the soldiers will take his valuables from him.
(c) He is afraid of being buried alive.
(d) He is afraid the soldiers will realize he is really alive.

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

3. What headline does Yoko see in the newspaper?
(a) Thousands dead.
(b) Essay contest.
(c) War is over.
(d) School closing.

4. Why was Hideyo happy at first when he sees people coming towards him on the tracks?
(a) He thinks he has almost made it to Seoul.
(b) He thinks they are other escapees.
(c) He thinks they are his family members.
(d) He thinks they are Russians coming to save him.

5. What physical attribute is Yoko very self-conscious about?
(a) Her height.
(b) Her feet.
(c) Her weight.
(d) Her hair.

6. What does Hideyo consider taking from the dead soldier?
(a) His money.
(b) His uniform.
(c) His food.
(d) His gun.

7. What does Hideyo sleep on?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A thin mattress.
(c) The ground.
(d) His sister's fur coat.

8. What items does the trash man save for Yoko?
(a) A slide rule, scissors, a compass, and a dictionary.
(b) A thesaurus, a calculator, paint, and an eraser.
(c) Scissors, pens, tape, and glue.
(d) Notebooks, a binder, paper clips, and a ruler.

9. Why do Ko's classmates stop teasing her?
(a) They find out what she has been through.
(b) They find out that she is secretly wealthy.
(c) They learn she is a skilled seamstress.
(d) They learn that she is the smartest student in the class.

10. What is the most gorgeous thing Yoko ever owned?
(a) New shoes.
(b) The futon.
(c) The coat Ko made for her.
(d) Mother's short sword.

11. How does eating so many mushrooms effect Hideyo?
(a) He has diarrhea.
(b) He is fine.
(c) He is malnourished.
(d) He has enough protein.

12. Besides hunger, what does Hideyo experience?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Hate.
(c) Forgetfulness.
(d) Love.

13. 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.

14. What is mother wearing in Chapter 8?
(a) Rags.
(b) A dress.
(c) Her wartime national clothes.
(d) The Korean Communist uniform.

15. How had Hideyo felt about snow when he lived in Nanam?
(a) He didn't care.
(b) He was delighted to see it.
(c) He thought it was pretty.
(d) He hated it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Yoko's work?

2. How long have Yoko, Ko, and mother been at the refugee camp?

3. How does Yoko think of Ko?

4. What is like "tons of stone"?

5. Why won't Mother leave for Aomori?

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