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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 37, what makes H furious?
(a) Being sent to Mitsubishi Electric.
(b) The American pilot's behavior.
(c) The secrecy of the Japanese military.
(d) Being forced to help the military policeman.

2. What declaration is presented to Japan by the Americans?
(a) The Truman Declaration.
(b) The Roosevelt Declaration.
(c) The Potsdam Declaration.
(d) The Versailles Declaration.

3. What message does Mr. Kawano send to H?
(a) That Mr. Naito is a bad influence.
(b) That he must move back home.
(c) That his friend is in trouble.
(d) That H might fail his class.

4. Who transforms himself into a nice middle-aged gentleman in a suit?
(a) Morio.
(b) The vice-principal.
(c) Mr. Tamori.
(d) Uncle Hadano.

5. Where is everyone from the neighborhood staying?
(a) The city hall.
(b) The library.
(c) The shrine.
(d) The school.

6. What does H plan to do at the "Hold on Bridge?"
(a) Fish.
(b) Watch the sunset.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Meet George.

7. To whom do the boys compare Instructor Tamori?
(a) Prime Minister Tojo.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) Uncle Hadano.
(d) H's favorite God.

8. Why does H return to Kobe?
(a) The house in Hiroshima is too crowded.
(b) H's father needs his help in Kobe.
(c) H doesn't like his school in Hiroshima.
(d) H misses his friends.

9. Where does H go when he leaves home in Chapter 48?
(a) His uncle Hadano's house.
(b) The shell of a bombed house.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) A deserted classroom.

10. In the Kobe General Election, for which party is Sanzo Nosaka running?
(a) The People's Party.
(b) The Communist Party.
(c) The Japanese Progressive Party.
(d) The Liberal Democratic Party.

11. What sport does H dislike?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Judo.
(d) Rugby.

12. Who do H and his workmates find hiding in the darkness of the lean-to?
(a) Two American troops.
(b) A Japanese military officer.
(c) An old man and his grandson.
(d) A sickly woman.

13. To which organization are H and his classmates assigned to work?
(a) The Water Board.
(b) The railway company.
(c) Toshiba Electrical.
(d) City waste removal.

14. How can H's family hear what the family next door says?
(a) H's family listens through an open window.
(b) The neighbors speak loudly.
(c) The walls are thin.
(d) The Senoh's apartment is very quiet.

15. Why doesn't Sugita want the rifles given to the Americans?
(a) The rifles are a symbol of the rifle club.
(b) Sugita wants to keep them as souvenirs of the war.
(c) The rifles are valuable.
(d) The Americans will use them against the Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is worrying H in Chapter 47?

2. How does H learn lettering?

3. How does H plan to win the friendship of American troops?

4. According to a student at H's school, what will happen on June 5th?

5. Where do Toshiko and H go when they move out of the Church?

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