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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Morio want to become a fireman?
(a) To gain more meaning in his life.
(b) To avoid being forced to work in a factory.
(c) To help his neighbors in a more heroic way.
(d) To impress his wife.

2. What does H decide to start a business doing?
(a) Drawing portraits of people at the anniversary celebration.
(b) Stealing matches and selling them to his friends.
(c) Decorating the "flower cars" with his drawings in exchange for free rides.
(d) Exchanging pictures of "flower cars" with whatever he can get.

3. Why does Toshiko approve of Donchan and H's friendship?
(a) Toshiko approves because Donchan enjoys reading and speaks politely.
(b) Toshiko approves because Donchan is from a strict Christian family.
(c) Toshiko approves because she is best friends with Donchan's mother.
(d) Toshiko approves because Donchan keeps H out of trouble.

4. How does Yoshiko feel when her brother finds her with the middle-aged woman?
(a) Yoshiko feels scared.
(b) Yoshiko feels happy because her brother let her play hide and seek with his friends.
(c) Yoshiko feels hungry.
(d) Yoshiko feels sad because her brother and his friends deserted her.

5. What does the Gokoku Shrine contain?
(a) The spirit of the war dead.
(b) The personal effects of deceased soldiers.
(c) The crosses taken down from all the churches.
(d) The spirit of the Kobe ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Toshiko want her children to learn how to use silverware?

2. Why does Toshiko think that Shige-san is not qualified for the apprenticeship?

3. According to Morio, who caused the flood?

4. What happens when Toshiko injures her back during an air raid drill?

5. What rationed item is H annoyed by?

(see the answer key)

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