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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ishizuka live?
(a) Next door.
(b) Above a bookstore.
(c) In a dorm.
(d) Behind the school.

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

3. After the end of the war, who replaces the military as the figure of authority?
(a) The American President.
(b) The local police chief.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The occupational forces.

4. Why are the clubs being disbanded?
(a) Students are too busy rebuilding Kobe.
(b) There is no money for club activities.
(c) The Americans have banned all gatherings.
(d) To avoid suspicion of military training.

5. What is dropped over Kobe from B29 planes?
(a) Anti-American booklets.
(b) Leaflets announcing the signing of the Potsdam Declaration.
(c) Mustard Gas.
(d) Food parcels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do H and his workmates find hiding in the darkness of the lean-to?

2. What is Instructor Tamori's job?

3. What is the hardest drill?

4. Where does Hayashi and his family evacuate to?

5. Why is Toshiko distant when H comes to visit in Chapter 48?

(see the answer key)

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