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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the police take Morio in for questioning?
(a) Morio is caught spying from the roof of the fire station.
(b) Morio did business with American and British people prior to the war.
(c) Morio refused to purchase a gas mask.
(d) Morio stole some rationed goods.

2. Why do H and Shingo get off the streetcar one stop early?
(a) H and Shingo don't want to be seen by their neighbors.
(b) H and Shingo want to visit their friend.
(c) H and Shingo enjoy walking.
(d) H and Shingo want to eat some noodles.

3. What do the boys intend to do with the rifle club's rifles?
(a) Hide them in the woods.
(b) Break them.
(c) Bury them.
(d) Throw them in the river.

4. What does H think of Mr. Chin?
(a) H likes Mr. Chin because he gives H free fortune cookies.
(b) H thinks he is an enemy of Japan.
(c) H dislikes Mr. Chin because his restaurant serves strange food.
(d) H respects Mr. Chin and does not think of him as a "chink."

5. Why does Toshiko want her children to learn how to use silverware?
(a) All of Toshiko's friends use silverware, and she wants to fit in.
(b) Silverware is easier to wash.
(c) Silverware is more hygienic.
(d) Toshiko does not want her children to feel awkward when using cutlery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does H do to Girly Boy at the bathhouse?

2. What does Mrs. Tazaki want to swap her sweet potatoes for?

3. Why is H embarrassed in the doctor's waiting room?

4. What two things does H realize have gone unchanged by the war?

5. Why does H get angry at the newspapers?

(see the answer key)

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