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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main focus of Tojo's tract?
(a) A soldier's duty is more important than personal survival.
(b) Japanese men are eager to join the army.
(c) A soldier's duty is not as important as personal survival.
(d) All capable men should enlist immediately.

2. What kind of god is Susanowo?
(a) Susanowo is a violent god.
(b) Susanowo is an unruly god.
(c) Susanowo is a benevolent god.
(d) Susanowo is an unforgiving god.

3. Why does H get angry at the newspapers?
(a) The newspapers ignore the hardwork of Kobe's women.
(b) The newspapers lie and say that America is on the brink of surrendering.
(c) The newspapers publish a story falsely incriminating one of Moiro's friends.
(d) The newspapers do not report the fatality in the bombing raid.

4. What is zosui?
(a) H's favorite dessert.
(b) A Japanese spy.
(c) A kind of porridge of rice and vegetables.
(d) The name of the non-aggression pact between Germany and Japan.

5. What is the hardest drill?
(a) The torpedo.
(b) The butterfly.
(c) The bellycrawl.
(d) The pushup run.

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

7. In Chapter 23, What does H do instead of studying?
(a) Play outside.
(b) Read the newspaper.
(c) Spy on the neighbors.
(d) Build model airplanes.

8. What is the National Dress Order?
(a) An order that requires all foreigners to wear traditional Japanese clothing.
(b) An order that requires all Japanese people to wear kimonos at all times.
(c) An order which requires all Japanese people to wear clothing made of a khaki material.
(d) An order that requires all Japanese people to wear Western clothing.

9. What did Tamori's wife supposedly do?
(a) Have an affair while Tamori was away.
(b) Steal food rations from her neigbors.
(c) Refuse to wear the National Dress.
(d) Spy on the Japanese military.

10. Why does the owner of the noodle restaurant give H and his mother a free meal?
(a) H and his mother look hungry and poor.
(b) H does a trick for the restaurant owner.
(c) H offers advice that improves a dish.
(d) H and his mother are regular customers.

11. 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 respects Mr. Chin and does not think of him as a "chink."
(d) H dislikes Mr. Chin because his restaurant serves strange food.

12. What is forbidden on the train?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Talking to others.
(c) Bringing your own food on the train.
(d) Looking out the window at the scenery.

13. Where does H tell his parents he is going when he visits Noodles?
(a) The neighbor's house.
(b) The bathhouse.
(c) For a walk.
(d) The library.

14. How does H deal with all the new censorship and laws?
(a) H decides to learn a new skill to help his country.
(b) H disobeys any new law that is made.
(c) H spys on the military and sells the information to his friends.
(d) H decides to give up sketching anything but sumo wrestlers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Hoanden?

2. At the firing range, why are many of the shooters' bullets missing the target?

3. How does H afford to buy oyatsu?

4. What do H and his friends do when "words of enemy origin" are not allowed?

5. What puzzles H about his teacher?

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