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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the note say that Yoko gives the corporal?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Good bye for now.
(c) Good luck in war.
(d) I will miss you.

2. Where are Yoko, Ko, and Mother located for most of Chapter 2?
(a) In the bamboo grove.
(b) Aboard a train.
(c) In prison.
(d) At home.

3. What age is Yoko at the start of the story?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

4. Where does the family catch a train to?
(a) Maizuru.
(b) Nanam.
(c) Pusan.
(d) Seoul.

5. What does Ko see that makes her want the family to leave Seoul?
(a) Korean Communists beating her family.
(b) Russian soldiers killing Japanese civilians.
(c) Japanese refugees killing one another.
(d) Korean men raping a Japanese girl.

6. What risk do the nurse and medic take on the train bound for Seoul?
(a) They let the family go free.
(b) They take Yoko and Ko into hiding.
(c) They provide the family with an alternate identity.
(d) They lie about the condition of Yoko's family.

7. What is Yoko most upset over after she, Ko, and Mother change into their disguises and continue their journey towards Seoul?
(a) Being hungry.
(b) Being thirsty.
(c) Her shaved head.
(d) Missing her friends.

8. Which character is referred to as "honorable?"
(a) Yoko.
(b) Ko.
(c) Hideyo.
(d) Mother.

9. Why is Yoko's family sprayed with chemicals?
(a) To rid them of disease.
(b) To kill any lice and bugs.
(c) To disinfect the dirty uniforms.
(d) To immunize them.

10. Why does Yoko's family live in Korea?
(a) Father is a native Korean.
(b) The family was exiled.
(c) Father works for the government in Manchuria.
(d) The family was in hiding.

11. Who is the only family member to make a convincing soldier?
(a) Mother.
(b) Ko.
(c) Yoko.
(d) Hideyo.

12. During the train ride, what happens?
(a) The pregnant woman gives birth.
(b) The soldiers beat the passengers.
(c) The family gets separated.
(d) The passengers are forbidden to talk.

13. What does father direct the family to do in the bamboo grove?
(a) Cut it down.
(b) Hide their valuables.
(c) Dig a shelter.
(d) Set it on fire.

14. How does Ko change her appearance?
(a) She shaves her head.
(b) She wears glasses.
(c) She dyes her hair.
(d) She puts on makeup.

15. Which character becomes a friend of Yoko's family?
(a) Mr. Enomoto.
(b) Mr. Fukui.
(c) Corporal Matsumura.
(d) Major Ryu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yoko liken her blanket to?

2. Why do the soldiers quickly leave the boxcar in which Yoko, Ko, and Mother are located?

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

4. How do Ko and Yoko leave word for Hideyo?

5. How does Yoko's family travel undetected?

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