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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy observe about his classmates?

2. In what language are most of the books in the bookstore written?

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

4. How does the grandmother feel about food?

5. What makes the mother feel even better about her situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is crossing the river like?

2. Why are the Japanese police harassing the father, and how does paperwork help him?

3. What occurs in the bookstore?

4. How do the Japanese treat the Koreans according to the grandfather?

5. What is a "Special Volunteer Soldier"?

6. How does the boy feel about leaving Manchuria?

7. What is the morning assembly like at the school?

8. What kind of character does the teacher have?

9. What experience has the mother had with jail?

10. How is the boy's family financially?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the Japanese influence in the school. How did it affect the students' school day? How did it affect the boy personally?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of life did the boy have at home in regards to his family as well as their financial status?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the family traveling in such harsh conditions and where were they going?

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