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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39 | Chapter 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 36, how do H and George get their clothing filthy?
(a) By falling into the muddy river.
(b) By jumping out of a window into a dirty alleyway.
(c) By rummaging through the ashes of burned buildings.
(d) By fighting in the school yard.

2. What rule of his mothers is H embarrassed about?
(a) H must go home directly from school before going to the beach.
(b) H must finish his milk before he can go out and play.
(c) H must read the Bible for an hour as soon as he returns from school.
(d) H must join his mother at Church every morning for prayer.

3. What does H tell people will happen if they look in the box at the amusement park?
(a) Their wish will come true.
(b) Someone will kick them from behind.
(c) They will get a heart attack.
(d) They will spread trachoma.

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

5. According to Tamori, why should H's parents stop being Christians?
(a) Toshiko and Morio don't believe in God.
(b) Tamori doesn't believe in God.
(c) Toshiko and Morio had H when they were not married.
(d) Toshiko and Morio are Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are octopus pots also known as?

2. What does the American pilot have tucked in his boot?

3. In Chapter 37, what makes H furious?

4. Why does H return to Kobe?

5. What will happen when H turns fifteen?

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