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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does the family catch a train to?

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

5. What is Hideyo packing into metal-lined wooden boxes at the start of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. For the first time, Ko cries as the family sets sail towards Japan. Why do you think she cries?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think there is such a heavy emphasis on education throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

How do the main characters deal with the tragedies and atrocities inherently related to war?

Essay Topic 3

So Far From the Bamboo Grove is seen as a controversial book by some who have even fought to have it removed from English curricula. Why do you think people perceive this book as controversial? Cite specific examples from the text which could be construed as controversial.

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