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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Empire for Rubber Balls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is everyone aware?
(a) The missionaries are getting too pushy.
(b) There are too many cultures intermixing.
(c) They are on the cusp of war.
(d) The Koreans are rising in power.

2. What does the grandmother put in the boy's lunch that upsets him?
(a) Eggs.
(b) A note.
(c) White rice.
(d) Peanut butter sandwiches.

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

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

5. What happens to the boy during his punishment?
(a) He is rescued by his fellow students.
(b) He loses control and lashes out at the Japanese.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He realizes he should have apologized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy's new name mean?

2. What do the students do when the teacher dismissed them?

3. Why is the father weak?

4. What is the train compartment like?

5. What religion do the father and mother follow?

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