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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) Eggs.
(c) Miso soup and rice.
(d) Vegetables and rice.

2. What trait does Mrs. Masuda personify?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Humility.

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

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

5. What is like "tons of stone"?
(a) The blanket he carries.
(b) Hideyo's shoes.
(c) Hideyo's rucksack.
(d) The snow Hideyo walks through.

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 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 to see his family again.
(d) He wants revenge on the Russians.

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

9. Why does Yoko speak slowly to the man with the stutter?
(a) Because father once cured someone by doing this.
(b) Because she can't understand him.
(c) Because he asks her to.
(d) Because he can't understand her.

10. What does Yoko like about school?
(a) The girls.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The teachers.
(d) The lessons.

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

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

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

14. How long have Yoko, Ko, and mother been at the refugee camp?
(a) A month.
(b) A week.
(c) Six months.
(d) A year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yoko's favorite subject?

2. Besides hunger, what does Hideyo experience?

3. How much does the school cost per month?

4. What is Yoko instructed to give Hideyo as a welcome gift?

5. Who writes a letter to Yoko?

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