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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Is Someone Dying?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the grandmother give the boy to help him keep warm?
(a) A new jacket.
(b) A hot sweet potato.
(c) Mittens.
(d) A scarf.

2. What are the students shoveling?
(a) They are working on a runway.
(b) They are digging to make a vegetable garden.
(c) They are digging for landscaping around the school.
(d) They are digging graves.

3. Why does the grandmother put this in the lunch?
(a) It's her way of showing love.
(b) To tease him.
(c) Because it's tradition.
(d) To make him grow big and strong.

4. What does the grandfather say that the Japanese can't take away?
(a) His brain.
(b) His life.
(c) His will.
(d) His heart.

5. What position do the classmates think the boy should take over?
(a) Class leader.
(b) Class negotiator.
(c) First baseman.
(d) Quarterback.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are all the people doing at the cemetery?

2. What flag is flying on the flagpole at the school?

3. What does the maid call the boy?

4. Why is he upset about his lunch?

5. How does the author feel about the month of February?

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