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

3. What outrages Hideyo?
(a) The disappearance of his friends.
(b) The ignorance of the Russians.
(c) The loss of his family.
(d) The cruelty of the Korean Communists.

4. Who has landed near Nanan?
(a) The Koreans.
(b) The Americans.
(c) The British.
(d) The Russians.

5. What do Hideyo and his friends discover on the way to Seoul?
(a) That Korea has lost the war.
(b) That Father has been killed.
(c) That Japan has lost the war.
(d) That Japan won the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What proves to be a problem with Yoko's disguise?

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

3. Who gives the family some difficulty?

4. What is Yoko given that she describes as a "precious treasure"?

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

2. 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?

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

4. Which of his sisters do you think Hideyo is more like and why?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Why do the students perform at the hospital?

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

(see the answer keys)

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