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

2. Years later, what do they discover in the shrine?
(a) A sword.
(b) Their old names.
(c) A gold replica of the Emperor.
(d) Two sticks from a "sacred" tree.

3. In what language are most of the books in the bookstore written?
(a) Russian.
(b) Korean.
(c) Japanese.
(d) German.

4. What tip does the mother offer the boy regarding his ten minute speech?
(a) She reminds him that the speech is long and easy to forget.
(b) She reminds him to speak loudly.
(c) She reminds him not to mumble.
(d) She reminds him to use hand motions to make the speech more interesting.

5. How does the restaurant owner react when the boy comes for food in costume?
(a) He laughs at the silliness of it.
(b) He says he'll help the boy with final touches on the costume.
(c) He is in awe of the creativity behind the costume.
(d) He tells the boy never to come back if he's dressed like that.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the teacher tell the boy about how his father would react to the field trip?

2. How does the grandmother react to the name situation?

3. What is the train compartment like?

4. Who talks with the boy about the lunch issue?

5. Why is the father leaving the country?

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