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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the train, what does Mr. Ohba do in excess?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Eat.
(c) Drink.
(d) Talk.

2. When Kusano is a soldier, what time does his family have to get up in order to visit with him?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

3. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator offer to carry for Sonoko?
(a) Her bag.
(b) Her groceries.
(c) Her little sister.
(d) Her parasol.

4. What does the narrator admire about the wounded civilians?
(a) How much they can bleed.
(b) Their bravery in the face of death.
(c) Their fine clothing.
(d) Their primal nature.

5. What does the narrator bring to Sonoko when he first seeks her out?
(a) Candy.
(b) Flowers.
(c) A love poem.
(d) A book.

6. What author is referred to as a sodomite in Confessions of a Mask?
(a) Proust.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Hemingway.

7. After the war, who close to the narrator dies?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His grandmother.

8. The second time school is suspended, where is the narrator sent to work?
(a) For Sonoko's father.
(b) A naval arsenal.
(c) A uniform factor.
(d) His mother's accounting firm.

9. After the narrator kisses Sonoko, he admits he is afraid he will soon do what?
(a) Drop out of school.
(b) Die.
(c) Leave the country.
(d) Marry.

10. When apart, how do the narrator and Sonoko communicate?
(a) Through Kusano.
(b) By phone.
(c) By email.
(d) By letter.

11. After kissing Sonoko, the narrator claims he cannot extend his visit with her because of what?
(a) His lack of money.
(b) The request of his mother.
(c) His ailing health.
(d) His work at the factory.

12. What does Sonoko plan to do to protect herself from air raids?
(a) Evacuate the city.
(b) Build a bomb shelter.
(c) Live with the narrator.
(d) Join the army.

13. After the narrator kisses Sonoko, he describes her beauty as what?
(a) Fleeting.
(b) Enviable.
(c) A disguise.
(d) Maidenly.

14. While kissing Chieko, who does the narrator fantasize about?
(a) Omi.
(b) A comic book character.
(c) Sonoko.
(d) The male nurse.

15. In Chapter 3, in what city does the narrator encounter air raid refugees?
(a) Sendai.
(b) Yokohama.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Hiroshima.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the draft doctors think about the narrator's health?

2. What is the narrator afraid he is incapable of doing, in spite of Sonoko's feelings for him?

3. After the fact, the narrator thinks of Chieko's kiss as what?

4. What does the narrator study in college?

5. After kissing Sonoko, what does the narrator consider for the first time in his life?

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