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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. What do the Japanese check on a weekly basis?
(a) Class attendance.
(b) Preparedness.
(c) Household accounts.
(d) Food supplies.

2. What does the grandfather say that the Japanese can't take away?
(a) His life.
(b) His will.
(c) His heart.
(d) His brain.

3. How does the sister feel about the new baby?
(a) She never wants to be away from her.
(b) She doesn't like her.
(c) She adores her.
(d) She is jealous of her.

4. What treaty is signed in August of 1939?
(a) The German-Japanese Mutual Non-Agression Treaty.
(b) The German-Russian Mutual Non-Agression Treaty.
(c) The Japanese-Russian Mutual Non-Agression Treaty.
(d) The Japanese-Russian Mutual Non-Agression Treaty.

5. What does the grandmother give the boy to help him keep warm?
(a) A new jacket.
(b) A hot sweet potato.
(c) Mittens.
(d) A scarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the father tell his friends to have?

2. In what language are most of the books in the bookstore written?

3. What happens to Pumpkin?

4. What happens to the boy after the class leaves?

5. What happens to many who make the crossing?

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