2. What is located in Tanch'on?
(a) Communist Army Headquarters.
(b) Freedom from oppression.
(c) Hideyo's family.
(d) A refugee camp.

3. What does Ko manage to get from the farmer by speaking to him in Korean?
(a) Rice and eggs.
(b) Wheat and barley.
(c) Grain and rice.
(d) Corn and tomatoes.

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

5. What is the first thing the family eats after four days of not eating anything?
(a) Berries.
(b) Bread.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ko find food for the family?

2. How does Ko change her appearance?

3. Who do Hideyo and his friends encounter on their journey towards Seoul?

4. Which character is bandaged from head to toe?

5. What skill does Hideyo use to convince others that he is Korean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Ko's continued ascent to leader of the family.

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

4. Why do you think Hideyo and his friends take extra care in handling the bodies of women or young girls when they are packing up bodies for disposal?

5. What evidence is there of Ko's survival skills and instinct in Chapter 2?

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

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

8. What scene do Yoko, Ko, and mother encounter when they arrive at the train station?

9. Why do the students perform at the hospital?

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

(see the answer keys)

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