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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Yoko given that she describes as a "precious treasure"?
(a) Mother's short sword.
(b) A piece of jewelry.
(c) A bottle of milk.
(d) Medicine.

2. What is Yoko most upset over after she, Ko, and Mother change into their disguises and continue their journey towards Seoul?
(a) Her shaved head.
(b) Missing her friends.
(c) Being hungry.
(d) Being thirsty.

3. How does Ko change her appearance?
(a) She puts on makeup.
(b) She shaves her head.
(c) She dyes her hair.
(d) She wears glasses.

4. Who dies on the train?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Yoko.
(d) A baby.

5. Who is a bigger threat to Yoko and her family?
(a) The Korean Communists.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The British.
(d) The Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does the tall policeman deliver to Yoko's family?

2. What age is Yoko at the start of the story?

3. Even though it is against the law, what do the planes do?

4. Which family member is injured by an explosion in Chapter 3?

5. Why does Yoko's family live in Korea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Under what circumstances does Yoko think Ko is being mean?

2. Why do the students perform at the hospital?

3. For the first time, Ko cries as the family sets sail towards Japan. Why do you think she cries?

4. Why do you think Hideyo returns home to retrieve the family photo album?

5. Why do you think Hideyo and his friends make a plan to reunite in five years at the Tokyo Bridge?

6. Why is mother upset that Hideyo wants to join the army?

7. How is Yoko's family's life different during the day and at night?

8. What is the symbolism of Yoko's Mt. Fuji paperweight?

9. Why is the Kawashima family, of Japanese origin, living in Korea?

10. Why do you think that Mother seems dismayed about how Ko procures the tomatoes and corn instead of marveling at Ko's resourcefulness?

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