View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Yoko think of Ko?
(a) Ko is nice, and Yoko likes her.
(b) Ko is a liar, and Yoko hates her.
(c) Ko is mean, and Yoko is scared of her.
(d) Ko is bossy, but Yoko loves her.

2. What is Yoko's favorite subject?
(a) History.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) English.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What do Yoko and Ko find in the wrapping cloth?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) A letter.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

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

12. What does Yoko learn to look for in the trash to sell?
(a) Extra food.
(b) Cans and bottles.
(c) Spare change.
(d) Books.

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

14. Where is the red light that Hideyo sees coming from?
(a) A farmhouse.
(b) A soldier's bunker.
(c) A train in the distance.
(d) His home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most gorgeous thing Yoko ever owned?

2. Why is Hideyo afraid to give into his exhaustion and sleep?

3. What does Hideyo find to eat as he approaches the gorge through the mountains?

4. What trait does Mrs. Masuda personify?

5. What do Ko and Yoko set up in the warehouse?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 502 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample