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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. Why does Yoko resolve to never step into a Buddhist temple?
(a) Because the monk wouldn't say a prayer.
(b) Because she was afraid of them.
(c) Because she wasn't a Buddhist.
(d) Because mother told her not to.

2. Who do the police call to help Yoko and Ko now that they are on their own in Chapter 8?
(a) Hideyo.
(b) Father.
(c) The funeral service.
(d) The Korean Communists.

3. Why does the group of soldiers want to divide up the confiscated valuables on the spot?
(a) They're afraid of losing them in their travels.
(b) They think that the Japanese people they stole from will find them.
(c) They're afraid of their superior finding out.
(d) They think they'll get shortchanged.

4. What does Ko learn when reading the newspaper?
(a) That they need to report to the embassy.
(b) That Hideyo has died.
(c) That there is a new port for refugees from Korea.
(d) That father has died.

5. What is the name of the story Yoko wrote in first grade?
(a) Life Abroad.
(b) Canary Bird.
(c) My Family.
(d) Japanese Traditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most gorgeous thing Yoko ever owned?

2. Where is the refugee camp?

3. What is the title of Yoko's work?

4. Why do Ko's classmates stop teasing her?

5. What physical attribute is Yoko very self-conscious about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think that mother insists that Yoko and Ko continue their education?

2. Do you think the geese Hideyo sees flying are a symbol of anything? If so, what?

3. What evidence is there that deep down, Ko is still a young girl?

4. What rituals and traditions do Yoko and Ko perform in honor of New Year's? What significance do they have?

5. How does Ko demonstrate the importance of respect in Japanese culture?

6. Describe Yoko's friendship with Mr. Naido.

7. What motivates Hideyo to press on as he struggles through the storm?

8. How does Ko continue to demonstrate her survival instincts in Chapter 9?

9. How would you characterize Yoko's classmates' experience during the final months of the war based on the way she is received?

10. Describe the emotions Ko and Yoko experience in the first few pages of Chapter 9.

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