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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the family live during the summer?
(a) In a beach house.
(b) In an apartment in the city.
(c) The same place they always live.
(d) In a cottage in the middle of the orchard.

2. What does the boy do to the other boy who accuses him?
(a) He ignores him.
(b) He attacks him.
(c) He apologizes to him.
(d) He asks for proof.

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

4. What kind of faces does the boy who follows the author to school make?
(a) Pig faces.
(b) Comical faces.
(c) Mean faces.
(d) Threatening faces.

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

6. Where is the boy going with his father after church?
(a) To a restaurant.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Fishing.
(d) The bookstore.

7. Where is the mother supposed to stay?
(a) In the station house.
(b) At the police headquarters.
(c) On the train.
(d) With some friends in the area.

8. What is happening to the Koreans all around?
(a) They are starting to become oppressed by the Japanese.
(b) They are starting to become a world trade power.
(c) They are beginning to realize the value of their culture.
(d) They are starting to become oppressed by the Russians.

9. What do the schoolboys invite the boy to do in the afternoon?
(a) Watch a movie with them.
(b) Swim.
(c) Come to play at their houses.
(d) Play football.

10. How do the children at the school react to him?
(a) They greet him like he is a hero.
(b) They laugh and giggle at him.
(c) They overwhelm him with questions about Manchuria.
(d) They turn their backs on him and make mean gestures.

11. 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 wis overcrowded and stuffy.
(d) It is comfortable and smells of jasmine tea.

12. Where does the teacher take the boy?
(a) To a disciplinary room in the school.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To the field.
(d) To a Chinese restaurant.

13. What danger do they face as they cross the river?
(a) The bridge could collapse at any time.
(b) Thin ice and slipperyness.
(c) They might get arrested.
(d) Recognition.

14. What happens to many delinquent Koreans?
(a) They are killed.
(b) They enter the army as unwilling "volunteers."
(c) They are sent to jail.
(d) They are sentenced to community service for a month.

15. What happens to the students if they don't bow toward the Japanese Emperor?
(a) They are beaten.
(b) They have to go up on stage for a humiliating lecture.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They have to write an essay on the importance of respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boy get to school?

2. What do the father's papers say?

3. Who arrives during the special dinner on the first day of school?

4. Who is supposed to help the mother?

5. Why is it upsetting when the train begins to move?

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