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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Hansin's family after he tells his teachers at school that a stranger came to visit one night?
(a) They all disappear.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He becomes a School Red.
(d) He is given an award.

2. In the summertime, who gets sick?
(a) Kisa.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sookan.
(d) Inchun.

3. Which word means "of course" in Korean?
(a) Duh.
(b) Moussaka.
(c) Mulberry.
(d) Mulnon.

4. After Kisa returns from fetching medicine, what does the family dig up from under the house?
(a) Brightly colored Korean clothing.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Their stockpile of rice.
(d) A dead cat.

5. While escaping to the South, why does Sooken take off her shoes?
(a) She trades them for train tickets.
(b) She is stuck in quicksand and must escape.
(c) She likes the way the mud squishes between her toes.
(d) To make less noise while she runs.

6. Due to Kisa's heavy involvement with the Party, what does Sookan's family receive first?
(a) New scarves.
(b) Cabbage.
(c) Gold.
(d) Coal.

7. After reaching the South, how do Inchun and Sookan get to Seoul?
(a) By train.
(b) They walk.
(c) By bus.
(d) They fly in a helicopter.

8. After reaching the South, who immediately helps Sookan and Inchun?
(a) An friendly farmer.
(b) Red Cross workers.
(c) Mother.
(d) Russian soldiers.

9. After the Japanese leave, who invades Korea?
(a) Russia.
(b) The United States.
(c) Canada.
(d) China.

10. When Sookan looks after Inchun, what does he call her?
(a) Bubba.
(b) Mama.
(c) Luna.
(d) Nuna.

11. While searching for Mother, why does Sookan try to stay awake at night?
(a) She likes to count her mosquito bites.
(b) She likes to look at the stars.
(c) She is not tired.
(d) To stand guard for Inchun.

12. While searching for their mother, why do Inchun and Sookan look diseased?
(a) They are skinny and smell bad.
(b) They have swollen eyes and cough a lot.
(c) They are wearing hospital gowns.
(d) They are covered with mosquito bites.

13. Who is at home when Sookan's house is robbed?
(a) Sookan and Inchun.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) No one.
(d) Theresa.

14. What happened to Aunt Tiger's children?
(a) She never had any.
(b) They are already in the South.
(c) They were sent to America.
(d) They were killed by the Japanese.

15. Where do Sookan and Inchun sleep while looking for their mother?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) In a treehouse.
(c) In a drainage ditch,
(d) In a barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of "Town Reds," what does Aunt Tiger call the family?

2. Where does the guide abandon Inchun and Sookan?

3. While escaping to the South, how do Sookan and Inchun cross the river?

4. What news does Kisa learn on his trip to get medicine?

5. After the Japanese leave, who supposedly will take care of the Koreans?

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