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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the boy feel about acting in the play?
(a) He doesn't want to do it.
(b) He is proud of his part.
(c) He can't wait.
(d) He is nervous.

2. In what grade is the boy when they move back from Manchuria?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) Eleventh.
(c) Second.
(d) Seventh.

3. What do the students do when the teacher dismissed them?
(a) They sit and wait for the boy to dismiss them.
(b) They attack the teacher.
(c) They go off to get help.
(d) They run out of the room as fast as they can.

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

5. How does the grandmother feel about food?
(a) She will only make traditional dishes.
(b) She feels that a diet should be simple yet solid.
(c) She hates cooking.
(d) She makes a feast, thinking there's never enough for everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the grandfather give the boy for the first time at dinner on his first day of school?

2. Who helps teach the boy to hunt?

3. What happens when the teachers confront each other?

4. What does the boy's sister want him to make her?

5. How does the father react when the Inspector tries to bring him to the front of the line?

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