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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ko make for breakfast, "the only decent breakfast" they've eaten in five months?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Miso soup and rice.
(c) Vegetables and rice.
(d) Eggs.

2. In addition to "trash picker," what do Yoko's classmates call her?
(a) Poor girl.
(b) Rag doll.
(c) Dirty girl.
(d) Yoko the orphan.

3. How long has it been since Hideyo had eaten at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Almost a month.
(b) Five days.
(c) Nearly two weeks.
(d) A few days.

4. Who is Yoko's only friend at school?
(a) Mr. Naido.
(b) Mr. Yoshida.
(c) Miss Asada.
(d) Mr. Ishida.

5. Where does the ship on which Yoko, Ko, and Mother were on dock?
(a) Rashin.
(b) Fukuoka.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Nanam.

6. Who has Mrs. Masuda been waiting for at the train station?
(a) Her nephew.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her niece.
(d) Her son.

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

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

9. Why won't Mother leave for Aomori?
(a) It is too dangerous.
(b) They have no way to get there.
(c) They don't know where father is.
(d) They haven't found Hideyo yet.

10. What is their first meal in the homeland?
(a) Roasted corn.
(b) Cooked apples.
(c) Rice.
(d) Oranges.

11. Why won't Hideyo throw away the old Korean clothes?
(a) Because Mother had given them to him.
(b) Because he had loved the Lees who gave them to him.
(c) Because Father had given them to him.
(d) Because they were all he had.

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

13. What happens to mother in Chapter 8?
(a) She goes to look for Hideyo.
(b) She dies.
(c) She leaves on a train.
(d) She heads to her parents' house.

14. What predicament does Yoko face after being enrolled in school for a few months?
(a) The loss of all her possessions.
(b) Whether to get a job.
(c) An increase in school tuition.
(d) Whether to continue going to school.

15. What does Ko learn when reading the newspaper?
(a) That they need to report to the embassy.
(b) That there is a new port for refugees from Korea.
(c) That father has died.
(d) That Hideyo has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Yoko's grandparents?

2. How does eating so many mushrooms effect Hideyo?

3. What was the main difference between the Japanese trains and the Korean trains?

4. Who is Mrs. Masuda?

5. What does Hideyo sleep on?

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