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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Koiso?
(a) A wounded soldier.
(b) A political candidate.
(c) An artist.
(d) A doctor.

2. What do the boys intend to do with the rifle club's rifles?
(a) Throw them in the river.
(b) Break them.
(c) Hide them in the woods.
(d) Bury them.

3. Where do Toshiko and H go when they move out of the Church?
(a) To the school.
(b) To join Yoshiko in Hiroshima.
(c) To Korea to stay with Kaneda.
(d) To Tokyo.

4. Who objects to Toshiko feeding the starving soldier?
(a) H.
(b) Hadano.
(c) Yoshiko.
(d) Morio.

5. What is Masaru Sayema obsessed with?
(a) Politics.
(b) Women.
(c) American music.
(d) Mahjongg.

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

7. What change are the Americans planning for Japanese schools?
(a) To make schools co-educational.
(b) To make classes smaller.
(c) To have classes taught in English.
(d) To introduce American-style uniforms.

8. Why isn't H allowed into the hospital?
(a) Visiting hours are over.
(b) There has been an influenza outbreak.
(c) Patients and black marketeers have been trading goods.
(d) There have been complaints about H.

9. H, Yokota and George go to the farm to get what?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Onions.
(c) A wheelbarrow.
(d) A shovel.

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

11. Why does H rip down the Japanese Progressive Party poster?
(a) H considers the poster propaganda.
(b) It is on top of the Senoh Family Tailors poster.
(c) H disagrees with the Japanese Progressive Party's views.
(d) H is offended by the photo on the poster.

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

13. In Chapter 36, how do H and George get their clothing filthy?
(a) By fighting in the school yard.
(b) By jumping out of a window into a dirty alleyway.
(c) By falling into the muddy river.
(d) By rummaging through the ashes of burned buildings.

14. What good news does H's family receive in Chapter 49?
(a) H's family is approved for municipal housing.
(b) H earns an art scholarship.
(c) Morio will receive a business grant.
(d) Uncle Hadano's health is improved.

15. Where does Mr. Naito live?
(a) On a boat.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) Next door to H's family.
(d) In a classroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does H hit with the rice pot lid?

2. What do H and his friends drop from the roof of the school?

3. What is H's first confirmation that the war is over?

4. Why is it suggested that Morio deserves a medal?

5. Who does Nosaka blame Japan's devastation on?

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