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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 happens to the students if they don't bow toward the Japanese Emperor?
(a) They have to go up on stage for a humiliating lecture.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They are beaten.
(d) They have to write an essay on the importance of respect.

2. Who comes to visit the boy?
(a) The priest.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) The Inspector.

3. What flag is flying on the flagpole at the school?
(a) The Korean flag.
(b) The Chinese flag.
(c) The Japanese flag.
(d) The Russian flag.

4. How is the boy's visitor dressed?
(a) He is in full military regalia.
(b) He is wearing Japanese-style men's pants.
(c) She is in traditional Korean garb.
(d) She is wearing Japanese-style women's pants.

5. What does the map in the classroom depict?
(a) The advance of German rule.
(b) The shifting of the continents.
(c) Only Japan.
(d) The topography of the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade is the boy when they move back from Manchuria?

2. What is going to happen to the missionaries in Manchuria?

3. Where does the father get his inspiration for the name?

4. What do the classmates think of the teacher who lives with them?

5. Why is it particularly hurtful to the Koreans to lose their names?

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