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

2. How does Yoko nearly reveal the family's hiding place in Chapter 2?

3. Where does the family follow the tracks to?

4. Who is the only family member to make a convincing soldier?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. Why do the students perform at the hospital?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What historical events explain why the Korean Communists persecuted the Japanese? Are there any similar situations in history which have brought about a similar result?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Yoko titled her essay "Understanding?" Do you think a different title would have been more fitting? Explain.

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