When My Name Was Keoko

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following emotions best describes how Sun-hee feels when Tae-yul says something is “none of [her] business”?

A) Annoyed

B) Concerned

C) Angry

D) Complacent

2. How does Abuji ameliorate the family’s concern regarding the emperor’s new edict in Chapter 2?

A) By going straight to the police station

B) By starting a fight with Tae-yul

C) By making plans to leave Korea immediately

D) By selecting a new Japanese family name

3. Which of the following phrases best describes a primary concern of Uncle throughout the novel?

A) The assimilation of Japanese and Chinese cultures

B) The erasure of Korean culture

C) The propaganda of Korean newspapers

D) The increased migration of Koreans into Japan

4. Why is Sun-hee called a traitor by her Korean classmates?

A) Because she excels at her Japanese language studies

B) Because she loves her new Japanese name

C) Because she has a Japanese boyfriend

D) Because she is planning on studying at the university in Kyoto

5. Which of the following phrases best describes the type of film that Sun-hee and her classmates watch in Chapter 9?

A) A documentary about Japanese terrain

B) A comedy about Koreans in Japan

C) A drama about a Korean girl and a Japanese boy who fall in love

D) A propaganda film about American dislike for Japanese

6. In 1942, what is the general perception in occupied Korea of Japan’s progress in the war?

A) Excitement for the impending victory

B) Fear for the continuous rising death toll

C) Apathy for the wartime effort

D) Shame for the failure of Pearl Harbor

7. According to Tae-yul, which of the following phrases best describes the true meaning of “to help in the war effort” for occupied Koreans?

A) Sharing food with the Chinese soldiers

B) Giving the government their personal belongings

C) Holding pep rallies on a weekly basis

D) Writing news articles to be spread around the world

8. Based on the conversation between Tae-yul and Sun-hee, which two sets of values collide during war time?

A) Duty to language versus duty to culture

B) Duty to family versus duty to education

C) Duty to family versus duty to culture

D) Duty to truth versus duty to self-preservation

9. Which of the following words best describes Sun-hee’s reaction to Uncle’s departure?

A) Silence

B) Anger

C) Exhaustion

D) Disgust

10. Which of the following words best describes the family’s reaction to Tae-yul’s announcement that he has enlisted in the Imperial Army?

A) Pride

B) Anger

C) Fear

D) Apathy

11. In Chapter 23, Tae-yul describes Uncle’s work to Sun-hee as follows: “[T]he paper he prints—the truth in words—it must hurt the Japanese as much as a thousand guns.” Which of the following literary devices does Tae-yul use in this quote?

A) Metaphor

B) Personification

C) Allegory

D) Simile

12. Which of the following words best describes how Tae-yul feels the night before his special assignment?

A) Fearful

B) Shame

C) Sadness

D) Horror

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Describe the narration style of the book. Who is the narrator? How does this narration style affect the story?

2. What does the title of the novel imply about the time period in which it is presented?