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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does one of the teachers yell at the boy and shake him and hit him?
(a) The boy doesn't know because he can't understand Japanese.
(b) He leaves too early for the field trip.
(c) He makes a mess with his lunch.
(d) He isn't wearing his uniform properly.

2. How does the grandmother react to the name situation?
(a) She is resigned to it.
(b) She thinks it's a fine idea.
(c) She curses the Japanese.
(d) She doesn't think it's a good idea.

3. What is the train compartment like?
(a) It is half empty and cold with ice on the windows.
(b) It is filthy and loud.
(c) It is comfortable and smells of jasmine tea.
(d) It wis overcrowded and stuffy.

4. Where does the train stop?
(a) Right next to an open field.
(b) In the middle of the bridge.
(c) It stops at the last Korean town before Manchuria.
(d) In Manchuria.

5. Why don't they wait for the next train?
(a) They don't know if it will come, and they need to leave the town.
(b) They are worried about who might be on that train.
(c) They think it would be quicker to take a bus.
(d) They are anxious to get to their destination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the adults do while the boy is looking through books and magazines?

2. Why does the grandmother put this in the lunch?

3. In what grade is the boy when they move back from Manchuria?

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

5. What do the inquisitors accuse the father of doing?

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