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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Sookan and Inchun are almost to the South, what do they hear behind them?
(a) Silence.
(b) Soldiers and dogs.
(c) Their mother's voice.
(d) A train in the distance.

2. When Inchun and Sookan reach Seoul, what are their brothers doing?
(a) Helping Northerners escape.
(b) Attending universities.
(c) Starting a Seoul branch of the Communist Party.
(d) Working as cabis.

3. Where does the guide abandon Inchun and Sookan?
(a) At an inn.
(b) In a field.
(c) At a bus station.
(d) In a train car.

4. Who tells Sookan and Inchun about the police who monitor the train station?
(a) The mother from the market.
(b) No one.
(c) An old man.
(d) Theresa.

5. Why can't Sookan and Inchun stay at the inn?
(a) It is not clean.
(b) They have no money.
(c) They were not invited.
(d) It is not safe.

6. Who takes pity on Sookan and Inchun and tells them to meet him at the train station later that night?
(a) Dobraski.
(b) Theresa.
(c) The young mother from the market.
(d) An old man with a broom.

7. What does Aunt Tiger give to Mother before the family flees to the South?
(a) A fake passport.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Money.
(d) A new jacket.

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

9. While escaping to the South, how do Sookan and Inchun cross the river?
(a) They climb the train trestle.
(b) They take a raft.
(c) The walk over a fallen tree trunk.
(d) They swim.

10. At Little Proletariat School, what are the children encouraged to do?
(a) Learn about other cultures.
(b) Learn Spanish.
(c) Talk about their families.
(d) Talk about their personal goals.

11. Who joins the Party in hopes of relieving any suspicions about Sookan's family?
(a) Inchun.
(b) No one.
(c) Mother.
(d) Aunt Tiger.

12. What does Sookan's family plan to do when her father and brothers return home?
(a) Plant a vegetable garden.
(b) Start a new sock factory.
(c) Become communists.
(d) Flee to the south.

13. After reaching the South, who helped Sookan and Inchun locate Father's address?
(a) Russian soldiers.
(b) The Yellow Pages representative.
(c) The Red Cross information center.
(d) Mother.

14. While planning their escape, what job does the family undertake in their home?
(a) Growing vegetables.
(b) Making posters and flags.
(c) Composing new Communist songs.
(d) Making shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals do Sookan and Inchun see at the guardhouse while searching for Mother?

2. Who stays behind when the family flees to the South?

3. After being invaded again, where does Sookan's family hide?

4. Where does Kisa go to get medicine?

5. After reaching the South, who immediately helps Sookan and Inchun?

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