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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Ko and Yoko leave word for Hideyo?
(a) By calling the factory where he worked.
(b) By carving messages into the station posts.
(c) By asking a friend to deliver the message.
(d) By leaving a message with the stationmaster.

3. One lesson learned by Hideyo in Chapter 4 could be summarized as:
(a) Sometimes it is necessary to do awful things in order to survive.
(b) You never know who your friends are.
(c) Duplicity is an effective way to deal with the enemy.
(d) What goes around comes around.

4. What food does Hideyo share with his friends?
(a) Cheese and crackers.
(b) To school.
(c) Fish and biscuits.
(d) Milk and cookies.

5. What is stolen from Hideyo's room at home?
(a) A mirror, a book, and a gun.
(b) A record player, a mirror, and clothes.
(c) A clock, a radio, and clothes.
(d) A book, a painting, and a gun.

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

7. What is Yoko given that she describes as a "precious treasure"?
(a) A piece of jewelry.
(b) A bottle of milk.
(c) Mother's short sword.
(d) Medicine.

8. Which phrase best describes the family's mindset in Chapter 3?
(a) Generous.
(b) Scared.
(c) Reluctant.
(d) Innovative.

9. What news does Yoko's teacher, Mr. Enomoto deliver to the class?
(a) That Manchuria must be evacuated.
(b) That the war is over.
(c) That Tokyo had been bombed.
(d) That Nanan is under attack.

10. Who is a bigger threat to Yoko and her family?
(a) The Japanese.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The British.
(d) The Korean Communists.

11. Where does the family follow the tracks to?
(a) Seoul.
(b) Nanam.
(c) Pusan.
(d) Maizuru.

12. Who has landed near Nanan?
(a) The Koreans.
(b) The British.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The Americans.

13. How does the family feel when Hideyo fails his written exam for the military?
(a) They are disappointed.
(b) They are angry.
(c) They are overjoyed.
(d) They are surprised.

14. What disease do the Korean Communists think mother has?
(a) Autism.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Cancer.

15. Why does Mother ties strings to Yoko's and Ko's wrists?
(a) So they can't escape.
(b) So they don't lose each other.
(c) As a punishment.
(d) As part of a Japanese tradition.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens after the train is bombed?

3. What does Yoko study at school in addition to calligraphy and Japanese dancing?

4. Why is Yoko's family sprayed with chemicals?

5. What risk do the nurse and medic take on the train bound for Seoul?

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