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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Is Someone Dying?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what tradition does the teacher ask the boy to participate on his first day in school?
(a) He must tell them about his past.
(b) He must share his lunch with the others.
(c) He must share his goals for the future.
(d) He must sing a song.

2. What bothers the boy as he looks around at his friends who are playing?
(a) They are too rough.
(b) He knows they will all die.
(c) He knows they are going to lose their names.
(d) He thinks they are too poor and unkempt.

3. What makes the mother feel even better about her situation?
(a) They will make a lot of money.
(b) They have a good dinner, which makes her feel better.
(c) Her God is with her.
(d) Her family is with her.

4. What does the teacher do after the war?
(a) He is part of a labor gang.
(b) He becomes a teacher for Korea.
(c) Nothing. He is killed.
(d) He comes to the family for help.

5. What honor is bestowed upon the boy?
(a) He is the class treasurer.
(b) He is the class leader.
(c) He reads the scriptures.
(d) He is the acolyte.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the restaurant owner react when the boy comes for food in costume?

2. What does the grandmother give the boy to help him keep warm?

3. Where does the father get his inspiration for the name?

4. What do the schoolboys invite the boy to do in the afternoon?

5. What does the class helper do as he greets the teacher?

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