2. What job is the boy given when his hands are bleeding and oozing?
(a) Shoveling.
(b) Gravel carrier.
(c) He is able to take the day off.
(d) Water carrier.

3. Who comes to visit the boy?
(a) The priest.
(b) The Inspector.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

4. How is the boy's visitor dressed?
(a) She is in traditional Korean garb.
(b) He is wearing Japanese-style men's pants.
(c) She is wearing Japanese-style women's pants.
(d) He is in full military regalia.

5. Where has the boy's father been taken?
(a) To talk with the Emperor.
(b) To the market.
(c) To the police headquarters.
(d) To a detention camp.

6. How do the Koreans know the Americans won't bomb them?
(a) It is written in the newspapers.
(b) They don't.
(c) The Americans have flown over and dropped leaflets.
(d) An American soldier comes to speak at an Assembly.

7. How does the boy get home after his punishment?
(a) His mother comes and picks him up.
(b) By ox cart.
(c) By bus.
(d) He is carried home by someone who finds him.

8. Why is it particularly hurtful to the Koreans to lose their names?
(a) They have lost everything else.
(b) They always have to do what the Japanese demand, and it's humiliating.
(c) They can't pronounce the new names.
(d) They have great respect for their ancestors.

9. What are all the children in the Empire given when Japanese troops occupy Singapore, Malaya, and Borneo?
(a) Rubber balls.
(b) Celebratory certificates.
(c) Photographs of the emperor.
(d) Statues of the emperor.

10. Where is the mother in February?
(a) With her parents.
(b) In church.
(c) In Manchuria.
(d) At the market.

11. What do the Japanese check on a weekly basis?
(a) Household accounts.
(b) Class attendance.
(c) Food supplies.
(d) Preparedness.

12. What does the teacher do when he sees the boy's sack?
(a) He realizes that there is sawdust in it.
(b) He punches the boy.
(c) He praises him for collecting so much.
(d) He asks the boy how he found all the contents.

13. How does the sister feel about the new baby?
(a) She never wants to be away from her.
(b) She doesn't like her.
(c) She adores her.
(d) She is jealous of her.

14. Who does the Inspector claim to be?
(a) A Korean teacher.
(b) The best policeman in the country.
(c) A friend of the boy's uncle.
(d) A friend of the boy's father.

15. How does the boy initially feel about his own stubbornness?
(a) It feels strange.
(b) It feels good.
(c) It surprises him.
(d) It terrifies him.