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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Morio quit his job at the fire station?
(a) He does not quit, he is fired.
(b) To find a better paying job.
(c) To return to tailoring.
(d) To work at the newspaper.

4. How does H learn lettering?
(a) By using newspapers as examples.
(b) By copying others' work.
(c) By practicing all night
(d) By asking his mother for help.

5. Upon H's return to Kobe, what has happened to the Second Middle School?
(a) The school has burned down.
(b) The school has become a factory.
(c) The school has become a high school.
(d) The school has become a medical center.

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

7. What does Ishizuka's father give H before they leave?
(a) A comic about WW1
(b) A pocket watch.
(c) Some old books and a bicycle.
(d) A bag of rice.

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

9. In Chapter 45, What disgusts H at school?
(a) The attitudes of his classmates.
(b) The disorganized classrooms.
(c) The new American textbooks.
(d) The hypocrisy of his teachers.

10. 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.

11. What does the American pilot have tucked in his boot?
(a) A gun.
(b) A map of Japan.
(c) A bible.
(d) Cigarettes.

12. What does H promise to do in order to help his father's business?
(a) Work for him part-time.
(b) Learn some tailoring skills.
(c) Make signs and post them around the city.
(d) Tell the parents of his classmates about it.

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

14. According to a student at H's school, what will happen on June 5th?
(a) A town festival.
(b) An air raid.
(c) The school factory will close.
(d) Kobe will be evacuated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Kobe General Election, for which party is Sanzo Nosaka running?

2. What two things does H realize have gone unchanged by the war?

3. Who announces the signing of the Potsdam Declaration to the school?

4. What does H do with his 10 yen grant?

5. What does Mrs. Tazaki want to swap her sweet potatoes for?

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