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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. For which bird is H's workplace named?
(a) The phoenix.
(b) The crane.
(c) The dove.
(d) The raven.

4. What does Mrs. Tazaki want to swap her sweet potatoes for?
(a) Rice.
(b) Barley tea.
(c) Figs.
(d) Fresh eggs.

5. What does H do with his 10 yen grant?
(a) H gives it to a sickly classmate.
(b) H buys food for his family.
(c) H spends it on himself.
(d) H sends it to his mother.

6. What is dropped over Kobe from B29 planes?
(a) Food parcels.
(b) Leaflets announcing the signing of the Potsdam Declaration.
(c) Mustard Gas.
(d) Anti-American booklets.

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

8. Who helps H graduate?
(a) Mr. Naito and Mr. Matsumoto.
(b) Mr. Tamori.
(c) Mr. Kawano.
(d) Koiso.

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

10. What is H's first confirmation that the war is over?
(a) Uncle Hadano has taken down his window coverings.
(b) Newspapers have begun printing truthful information.
(c) American music is played freely.
(d) Food is easier to get.

11. In Chapter 38, what is happening to many of H's instructors?
(a) They are being forced to work night shifts in the factory.
(b) They are being sent to the front.
(c) They are falling ill.
(d) They are getting injured in air raids.

12. What do the boys agree should be done with the rifles?
(a) The rifles should be handed over to the Americans.
(b) The rifles should not be used to fight American troops.
(c) The rifles should be used against the American troops.
(d) The rifles should be destroyed.

13. What does H's family win?
(a) A housing lottery.
(b) An education grant.
(c) Food coupons.
(d) An automobile.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Morio use to replace the sewing machine's belt?

2. H accompanies a group of students transporting what from Mitsubishi Electric?

3. Where is everyone from the neighborhood staying?

4. What does the American pilot have tucked in his boot?

5. What is no longer published in newspapers?

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