2. What honor is bestowed upon the boy?
(a) He is the class leader.
(b) He is the class treasurer.
(c) He is the acolyte.
(d) He reads the scriptures.

3. How does the mother feel about her new situation?
(a) She is excited about it.
(b) She is hesitant about whether or not it's the right choice.
(c) She is resigned to her fate.
(d) She is fearful.

4. What danger do they face as they cross the river?
(a) Thin ice and slipperyness.
(b) The bridge could collapse at any time.
(c) They might get arrested.
(d) Recognition.

5. What does the boy's mother allow him to choose?
(a) Going to public school or a private school.
(b) What to eat for dessert.
(c) What to wear the next day.
(d) What plants to put around the house.

6. What happens when the mother realizes she doesn't have her ticket?
(a) They tell her to run and get it from her husband, but to leave the baby on the train.
(b) They take her jewelry to pay for the ticket.
(c) She is kicked off the train with her baby.
(d) Those around her understand her situation so it is all right.

7. What changes are going to happen in school?
(a) The older students will be allowed to talk in Korean.
(b) All the classes are going to be taught in Japanese, even for the lower grades.
(c) The students are going to begin military training.
(d) The classes are going to be merged.

8. What vehicle takes the women to the market?
(a) A bus.
(b) An oxcart.
(c) A taxi.
(d) A Bicycle.

9. What happens when the teachers confront each other?
(a) They get into a physical fight.
(b) They get into a verbal battle.
(c) They don't confront each other. They turn away from each other.
(d) They begin to laugh at the situation.

10. What does the boy observe about his classmates?
(a) They are very well-behaved.
(b) Many are very poor and don't even have socks.
(c) They like to pull pranks on each other.
(d) They wish they were Japanese.

11. About whom is the boy thinking when he follows through with the tradition?
(a) The boy who makes faces.
(b) His father.
(c) His friends in Manchuria.
(d) His mother.

12. Why does one of the teachers yell at the boy and shake him and hit him?
(a) He makes a mess with his lunch.
(b) He isn't wearing his uniform properly.
(c) The boy doesn't know because he can't understand Japanese.
(d) He leaves too early for the field trip.

13. How are they going to arrive at their destination?
(a) By wagon.
(b) They are going to walk across the frozen river.
(c) By car.
(d) By bus.

14. What flag is flying on the flagpole at the school?
(a) The Japanese flag.
(b) The Chinese flag.
(c) The Korean flag.
(d) The Russian flag.

15. Where is the boy going with his father after church?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Fishing.
(c) The bookstore.
(d) To a restaurant.