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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. How are they going to arrive at their destination?
(a) By car.
(b) By bus.
(c) By wagon.
(d) They are going to walk across the frozen river.

2. What does the boy's new name mean?
(a) One of wealth.
(b) Great hunter.
(c) Plant grower.
(d) Rock-foundation.

3. 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.

4. What happens when the mother realizes she doesn't have her ticket?
(a) They take her jewelry to pay for the ticket.
(b) She is kicked off the train with her baby.
(c) Those around her understand her situation so it is all right.
(d) They tell her to run and get it from her husband, but to leave the baby on the train.

5. How does the boy feel about the situation of his world as he falls asleep on the Sunday?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is content.
(d) It makes him cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit the boy after school on the first day?

2. Where is the mother supposed to stay?

3. What does the grandmother recommend they do when trying to fill the bag?

4. Where does the teacher take the boy?

5. What happens to the students if they don't bow toward the Japanese Emperor?

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