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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. How do Ko and Yoko leave word for Hideyo?
(a) By leaving a message with the stationmaster.
(b) By asking a friend to deliver the message.
(c) By calling the factory where he worked.
(d) By carving messages into the station posts.

2. Who do the Communists search for on the train?
(a) The family.
(b) Deserters.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Yoko.

3. During the train ride, what happens?
(a) The pregnant woman gives birth.
(b) The family gets separated.
(c) The passengers are forbidden to talk.
(d) The soldiers beat the passengers.

4. What happens after the train is bombed?
(a) The soldiers are killed.
(b) The family has to walk to Seoul.
(c) The family is taken hostage.
(d) Family members are injured.

5. What does Ko make out of rope for Yoko?
(a) Suspenders.
(b) A belt.
(c) A pulley.
(d) A tie.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Yoko most upset over after she, Ko, and Mother change into their disguises and continue their journey towards Seoul?

4. What happens to the three soldiers when they confront Yoko's family?

5. One lesson learned by Hideyo in Chapter 4 could be summarized as:

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What evidence is there in Chapter 5 that indicates that Ko's place and role in the family has changed?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does mother not want to look as the train passes their house?

9. The Japanese are being persecuted by the Korean Communists because of their nationality. How has Yoko had to compromise her individual and cultural identity thus far?

10. Early in Chapter 5, Ko wishes that Yoko had been killed. Do you think she still feels this way at the end of the chapter? Why or why not?

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