2. How does Yoko's family survive?
(a) By hiding behind a wall.
(b) By ambushing their enemy.
(c) By hitting the ground quickly.
(d) By taking cover.

3. How does Yoko nearly reveal the family's hiding place in Chapter 2?
(a) By sneezing.
(b) By crying.
(c) By throwing up.
(d) By tripping.

4. What is Hideyo packing into metal-lined wooden boxes at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Food.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Machine guns.
(d) Canteens.

5. Which character is referred to as "honorable?"
(a) Hideyo.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Mother.
(d) Ko.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the note say that Yoko gives the corporal?

2. What does father direct the family to do in the bamboo grove?

3. Who does Yoko know will become an important figure in her life?

4. What does Ko make out of rope for Yoko?

5. What is a plausible explanation for the Russians not realizing that Hideyo and his friends were Japanese and not Korean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give examples of ordinary people risking their lives to help others in Chapter 2.

2. Yoko's family has little time to pack when they left their home. They have to decide between items necessary for survival and items which are of sentimental value. What item of sentimental is revealed in this chapter and what is its significance?

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

4. Describe Yoko's emotions as she, Ko, and mother head for Japan.

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

6. If you were to give Chapter 2 a title, what would it be, and why?

7. Do you think Yoko would have made it this far without Ko?

8. In what ways is Yoko having to grow up quickly in Chapter 2?

9. What war-time preparations are being made by Yoko's family in Chapter 1?

10. What sort of traditional Japanese activities is Yoko learning at school?

(see the answer keys)

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