2. What news does the tall policeman deliver to Yoko's family?
(a) That their native village was destroyed.
(b) That they would have to stay in Seoul indefinitely.
(c) That atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(d) That their relatives had been killed.

3. Which family member is injured by an explosion in Chapter 3?
(a) Yoko.
(b) Hideyo.
(c) Father.
(d) Ko.

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

5. What does Ko call Yoko?
(a) Shorty.
(b) Sis.
(c) Dear.
(d) Little one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ko make out of rope for Yoko?

2. Who has landed near Nanan?

3. Why does Mother ties strings to Yoko's and Ko's wrists?

4. When does the family travel?

5. When Hideyo leaves his friends, where does he head?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scene do Yoko, Ko, and mother encounter when they arrive at the train station?

2. Why do you think Hideyo returns home to retrieve the family photo album?

3. Give examples of ordinary people risking their lives to help others in Chapter 2.

4. The Japanese are being persecuted by the Korean Communists because of their nationality. How has Yoko had to compromise her individual and cultural identity thus far?

5. For the first time, Ko cries as the family sets sail towards Japan. Why do you think she cries?

6. What sort of traditional Japanese activities is Yoko learning at school?

7. What is the symbolism of Yoko's Mt. Fuji paperweight?

8. What evidence is there of Ko's survival skills and instinct in Chapter 2?

9. Which of his sisters do you think Hideyo is more like and why?

10. Why is the Kawashima family, of Japanese origin, living in Korea?

(see the answer keys)

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