Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the note say that Yoko gives the corporal?
2. How long does Yoko stay in the hospital tent?
3. Why do the Korean Communists resent the Japanese?
4. Who dies on the train?
5. Which character becomes a friend of Yoko's family?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Hideyo returns home to retrieve the family photo album?
2. 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?
3. What is the symbolism of Yoko's Mt. Fuji paperweight?
4. For the first time, Ko cries as the family sets sail towards Japan. Why do you think she cries?
5. What scene do Yoko, Ko, and mother encounter when they arrive at the train station?
6. Why do you think Hideyo and his friends take extra care in handling the bodies of women or young girls when they are packing up bodies for disposal?
7. Describe Yoko's emotions as she, Ko, and mother head for Japan.
8. Give examples of ordinary people risking their lives to help others in Chapter 2.
9. Why do the students perform at the hospital?
10. Why do you think that Mother seems dismayed about how Ko procures the tomatoes and corn instead of marveling at Ko's resourcefulness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Despite all that Yoko endures, how is she able to maintain her identity throughout the book? What obstacles does she encounter? How does she overcome them?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the role of kindness in the book. Give specific examples of the kindness that Yoko and her family members receive from others.
Essay Topic 3
So Far From the Bamboo Grove is seen as a controversial book by some who have even fought to have it removed from English curricula. Why do you think people perceive this book as controversial? Cite specific examples from the text which could be construed as controversial.
|
This section contains 820 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
