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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the view outside the classroom?
(a) They look over the soldier's training ground.
(b) It's beautiful.
(c) All they see is the brick wall of the next building.
(d) They have no windows so they can't tell.

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

5. What does the grandfather say that the Japanese can't take away?
(a) His brain.
(b) His heart.
(c) His life.
(d) His will.

6. What language do the students have to speak after third grade?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Korean.
(c) English.
(d) German.

7. Where does the mother wait for the father?
(a) Outside the station house.
(b) Inside the station house.
(c) In town.
(d) On the train.

8. What changes are going to happen in school?
(a) The students are going to begin military training.
(b) The older students will be allowed to talk in Korean.
(c) The classes are going to be merged.
(d) All the classes are going to be taught in Japanese, even for the lower grades.

9. What time of day is it when the mother waits?
(a) It is midmorning.
(b) The dawn is just breaking.
(c) It is close to noon.
(d) It is night.

10. What do the adults do while the boy is looking through books and magazines?
(a) They write political propoganda.
(b) They discuss books.
(c) They have coffee together.
(d) They whisper about the war.

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

12. What kind of orchards does the family have?
(a) Apple.
(b) Mangoe.
(c) Acai.
(d) Walnut.

13. What do the inquisitors accuse the father of doing?
(a) Sneaking out of the country.
(b) Stealing some important papers.
(c) Murder.
(d) Spying.

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

15. Why is the father weak?
(a) He has recently been ill.
(b) He is getting old.
(c) He is fasting.
(d) He has been in jail for years for his resistance-movement activities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the mother realizes she doesn't have her ticket?

2. How does the boy feel as he leaves the school on his first day?

3. What vehicle takes the boy to the market?

4. In what activity do the boys plan to participate during the afternoon?

5. How do the other passengers react when the father is being questioned?

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