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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 spys on the military and sells the information to his friends.
(c) H disobeys any new law that is made.
(d) H decides to give up sketching anything but sumo wrestlers.

2. Why does H find it odd that Uncle Hadano is building an air raid shelter under their home?
(a) If the house collapses from a bomb, they would be trapped.
(b) The war is over.
(c) Kobe will never be bombed.
(d) Uncle Hadano's shelter is big enough for their family.

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

4. Why does H finally decide to join the rifle club?
(a) H wants to learn how to protect his family.
(b) H wants protection from Tamori.
(c) H wants to be best friends with Furuta.
(d) H is bored.

5. What happens when Toshiko injures her back during an air raid drill?
(a) H must take over at the air raid drills.
(b) Morio quits his job at the fire station to look after her.
(c) Toshiko spends three weeks in hospital.
(d) Association members stop by to check on her and bring sweet buns and candies.

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

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

8. What will happen when H turns fifteen?
(a) H will no longer be a child.
(b) H will join the army.
(c) H will move in with his grandparents.
(d) H will join the church choir.

9. Why are H and Yoshiko going on a train?
(a) To visit their grandparents.
(b) To see an exhibition.
(c) To visit their cousin.
(d) To witness a religious event.

10. What does Toshiko do for the stranded bus passengers during the flood?
(a) Toshiko offers the female passengers a change of clothing.
(b) Toshiko brings coffee and biscuits to those waiting on the bus.
(c) Toshiko invites them into her home until a new bus arrives.
(d) Toshiko reads the passengers a passage from the bible.

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

12. Who is responsible for the Japanese language changes?
(a) Education Ministry.
(b) Religious unions.
(c) Japanese military.
(d) National defence.

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

14. Who is Kamikera?
(a) Furuta's best friend.
(b) H's favorite horse.
(c) The newest member of the riding club.
(d) H's invisible friend.

15. Why is Uncle Hadano unable to go home?
(a) His bicycle has a flat tire.
(b) His home has washed away with the flood.
(c) The road is blocked with a herd of cattle.
(d) The bridge has washed out.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, What does H do instead of studying?

2. What is stopping Japan from scheduling the Olympics at the same time as the anniversary celebration?

3. What does H's father describe his shop as?

4. How does H afford to buy oyatsu?

5. What is considered "un-Japanese" at school?

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