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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part does the boy have in the play?
(a) He is the sun.
(b) He is the clown.
(c) He is a Japanese Lieutenant.
(d) He is the suitor.

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

3. What tip does the mother offer the boy regarding his ten minute speech?
(a) She reminds him to speak loudly.
(b) She reminds him not to mumble.
(c) She reminds him to use hand motions to make the speech more interesting.
(d) She reminds him that the speech is long and easy to forget.

4. What is the weather like when they are working?
(a) It is pouring rain.
(b) It is extremely windy.
(c) It is freezing.
(d) It is burning hot.

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

6. How many students are working?
(a) Between 400 and 500.
(b) 20-30.
(c) Five of the top students.
(d) 2000.

7. What does the boy's new name mean?
(a) Rock-foundation.
(b) Plant grower.
(c) One of wealth.
(d) Great hunter.

8. What does the boy's sister want him to make her?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) A doll.
(c) A fort.
(d) Ice skates.

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

10. What does the boy do that surprises the audience at the play?
(a) He shows up even though he has beenseverely beaten and can hardly stand.
(b) He protests the fact that someone is playing his part.
(c) He performs flawlessly.
(d) He lashes out at the Japanese from stage.

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

12. What is the weather like as they stand on line?
(a) It's a warm, sunny day.
(b) It's sunny but chilly.
(c) It's raining torrentially.
(d) It's freezing cold.

13. What do the students do after work at night?
(a) They study.
(b) They sleep.
(c) They call home.
(d) They write letters.

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

15. How does the father react when someone offers his spot on line to the father?
(a) He thanks him and changes spots.
(b) He respectfully refuses to change spots.
(c) He pretends that he doesn't hear the man.
(d) He takes the spot as if he deserves it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it particularly hurtful to the Koreans to lose their names?

2. What do the classmates think of the teacher who lives with them?

3. Why doesn't the boy quit school?

4. How does the boy's punishment affect the play?

5. What happens to the boy's uncle?

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