3. How does the family feel when Hideyo fails his written exam for the military?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are overjoyed.
(c) They are disappointed.
(d) They are surprised.

4. What disease do the Korean Communists think mother has?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Autism.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Diabetes.

5. What risk do the nurse and medic take on the train bound for Seoul?
(a) They take Yoko and Ko into hiding.
(b) They let the family go free.
(c) They provide the family with an alternate identity.
(d) They lie about the condition of Yoko's family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the Korean Communists stage a raid at Hideyo's workplace?

3. Where do Yoko and family hide when they hear marching feet?

4. When Hideyo leaves his friends, where does he head?

5. Why do the soldiers quickly leave the boxcar in which Yoko, Ko, and Mother are located?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. Why do the students perform at the hospital?

9. Why do you think Hideyo returns home to retrieve the family photo album?

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

(see the answer keys)

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