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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 teacher tell the boy about how his father would react to the field trip?
(a) He would have thought it was a waste of time.
(b) He wouldn't have approved.
(c) He would have thought the trip was extremely valuable.
(d) He would have wished that he could be there, too.

2. Where does the mother wait for the father?
(a) On the train.
(b) Outside the station house.
(c) In town.
(d) Inside the station house.

3. What bothers the boy as he looks around at his friends who are playing?
(a) He thinks they are too poor and unkempt.
(b) He knows they are going to lose their names.
(c) They are too rough.
(d) He knows they will all die.

4. How does the boy feel as he leaves the school on his first day?
(a) He is very homesick for Manchuria.
(b) He is happy he has friends.
(c) He never wants to go back.
(d) He feels very isolated.

5. Where does the class go on a field trip the first day of school?
(a) To the woods.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To see a movie.
(d) To the soldier training camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of new name do the people get?

2. Who goes with the boy to get a new name?

3. What do they confront when they are near their destination?

4. Under what circumstances can parents visit during the week?

5. What tip does the mother offer the boy regarding his ten minute speech?

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