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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Homecoming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the grandfather give the boy for the first time at dinner on his first day of school?
(a) His own chopsticks.
(b) A revolver.
(c) Rice wine.
(d) A journal.

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

3. What religion do the father and mother follow?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Taoism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Buddhism.

4. Where is the mother supposed to stay?
(a) In the station house.
(b) On the train.
(c) At the police headquarters.
(d) With some friends in the area.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes his father off the train?

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

3. How does the mother feel about her new situation?

4. What does the father tell the mother the baby is doing as they cross the river?

5. How does the boy feel as he leaves the school on his first day?

(see the answer key)

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