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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hayashi warn H not to do?
(a) H should not go home past curfew.
(b) H should not sketch pictures of soldiers.
(c) H should not read any English books.
(d) H should not count the number of railroad cars.

2. What does H's father describe his shop as?
(a) A run of the mill tailor shop.
(b) A meeting place for the secret police.
(c) A local hangout.
(d) An upscale business.

3. What happens on December 8th?
(a) Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
(b) America attacks Hiroshima.
(c) Japan and America sign a peace treaty.
(d) America attacks Kobe.

4. At the firing range, why are many of the shooters' bullets missing the target?
(a) The target is too far away.
(b) The shooters are blind.
(c) The shooters are inexperienced.
(d) The shooters are taking too long to aim.

5. According to Toshiko, why will Moiro most likely not receive his call-up papers?
(a) Morio never took the physical exam.
(b) Morio is too old and has bad eyesight.
(c) Morio is too small and barely passed the physical exam.
(d) Morio has webbed feet.

6. What does H do to Girly Boy at the bathhouse?
(a) H pulls Girly Boy's towel away from him.
(b) H ignores Girly Boy.
(c) H mocks Girly Boy in front of his friends.
(d) H steals his clothes while Girly Boy is bathing.

7. What wakes H and his friends up from their slumber?
(a) A hail storm.
(b) An air raid alert.
(c) An angry Instructor Tamori.
(d) H's mother.

8. What does H hear the local housewives say about the operators of those boxes?
(a) The operators often smell because they never visit the bathhouse.
(b) The operators are not to be trusted.
(c) The operators overcharge.
(d) The operators will sometimes run off with children.

9. What does Toshiko need to convince her neighbors to do?
(a) Donate a certain percent of their earnings to the needy.
(b) Buy war bonds.
(c) Give away all their silver and gold.
(d) Work full-time in the artillery factory.

10. Why does Toshiko think that Shige-san is not qualified for the apprenticeship?
(a) Shige-san is very poor at math, and is unable to perform the simplist calculations.
(b) Shige-san is known to be a lazy and irresponsible worker.
(c) Shige-san has a bad leg and his body tilts to one side when he walks.
(d) Shige-san acts inappropriately towards Toshiko when Moiro is not around.

11. What do H and his friends do when "words of enemy origin" are not allowed?
(a) Use substitute words.
(b) Use the words anyways.
(c) Rat out classmates who don't follow the rules.
(d) Hold a protest.

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

13. What does H learn during his summer?
(a) How to mend socks.
(b) How to steer a boat.
(c) A Japanese war secret.
(d) The Hiroshima dialect.

14. Who is fond of giving "ear twists" to his students?
(a) Mr. Tamori.
(b) Mr.Matsumoto.
(c) Tan Wantanabe.
(d) Mr. Hisakado.

15. What is considered "un-Japanese" at school?
(a) Talking about America or Britain.
(b) Learning about foreign cultures.
(c) Wearing clothes that is not made out of khaki.
(d) Singing German music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the English language banned?

2. According to Morio, who caused the flood?

3. Why does H find it odd that Uncle Hadano is building an air raid shelter under their home?

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

5. What is the hardest drill?

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