3. In addition to food and supplies, what does Hideyo take?
(a) His father's gun.
(b) His family's savings book.
(c) His family's heirlooms.
(d) His family portrait.

4. When Hideyo leaves his friends, where does he head?
(a) Japan.
(b) Pusan.
(c) To school.
(d) Seoul.

5. What does Ko give the man who helps them get aboard the train?
(a) A cheese sandwich.
(b) Roasted corn.
(c) Money.
(d) A watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which theme emerges in Chapter 2?

2. How does the family feel when Hideyo fails his written exam for the military?

3. What does Ko manage to get from the farmer by speaking to him in Korean?

4. How long is the journey to Pusan by train?

5. What does the group of four friends find when they return to their village?

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. 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?

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

4. Why does Hideyo think that the Korean Communists want to find his father?

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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