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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 boy observe about his classmates?
(a) Many are very poor and don't even have socks.
(b) They like to pull pranks on each other.
(c) They wish they were Japanese.
(d) They are very well-behaved.

2. How do the children at the school react to him?
(a) They turn their backs on him and make mean gestures.
(b) They laugh and giggle at him.
(c) They greet him like he is a hero.
(d) They overwhelm him with questions about Manchuria.

3. How does the teacher respond to the boy's message?
(a) He understands and signs the necessary paperwork.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He strikes the boy.
(d) He refuses to talk with the boy.

4. Who takes his father off the train?
(a) The conductor.
(b) The Korean Thought Policeman and the Korean Military Policeman.
(c) The Japanese Thought Policeman and the Japanese Military Policeman.
(d) The engineer.

5. What job is the boy given when his hands are bleeding and oozing?
(a) Shoveling.
(b) Water carrier.
(c) He is able to take the day off.
(d) Gravel carrier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it upsetting when the train begins to move?

2. What does the visitor tell the boy?

3. What do the Japanese check on a weekly basis?

4. What are the students told about Germany?

5. Why doesn't the boy quit school?

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