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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. Who is a bigger threat to Yoko and her family?

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

3. What happens to Yoko in chapter three?

4. During the train ride, what happens?

5. What does Hideyo do instead of going to war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. What evidence is there of Ko's survival skills and instinct in Chapter 2?

5. Under what circumstances does Yoko think Ko is being mean?

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

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

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. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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