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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ko learn when reading the newspaper?
(a) That father has died.
(b) That Hideyo has died.
(c) That they need to report to the embassy.
(d) That there is a new port for refugees from Korea.

2. In addition to Japanese, who are the Korean Communists killing?
(a) Men over the age of 18.
(b) Communist resisters.
(c) Russians.
(d) Women and children.

3. How does Yoko's family survive?
(a) By hitting the ground quickly.
(b) By ambushing their enemy.
(c) By taking cover.
(d) By hiding behind a wall.

4. Why is Hideyo afraid to give into his exhaustion and sleep?
(a) He is afraid he will miss his train.
(b) He is afraid he'll be discovered by the Korean Communists.
(c) He is afraid of not finding his family.
(d) He is afraid he'll die.

5. Why was Hideyo happy at first when he sees people coming towards him on the tracks?
(a) He thinks they are Russians coming to save him.
(b) He thinks they are his family members.
(c) He thinks they are other escapees.
(d) He thinks he has almost made it to Seoul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase best describes the family's mindset in Chapter 3?

2. What is the first thing the family eats after four days of not eating anything?

3. What does Hideyo find to eat as he approaches the gorge through the mountains?

4. What does Ko help Yoko do after they begin walking along the tracks to Seoul?

5. Why does Hideyo consider the moon "unsympathetic"?

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