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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 as he leaves the school on his first day?
(a) He never wants to go back.
(b) He feels very isolated.
(c) He is happy he has friends.
(d) He is very homesick for Manchuria.

2. What does the teacher realize when the boy comes to talk with him?
(a) He realizes the war is over.
(b) He realizes that he needs help sitting up.
(c) The boy is now a man.
(d) He realizes that the boy is very ill.

3. In what activity do the boys plan to participate during the afternoon?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Kite-flying.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of orchards does the family have?

2. What do the students do after work at night?

3. How does the boy get home after his punishment?

4. How is the boy's visitor dressed?

5. What does the maid call the boy?

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