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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Toshiko want her children to learn how to use silverware?
(a) All of Toshiko's friends use silverware, and she wants to fit in.
(b) Silverware is more hygienic.
(c) Toshiko does not want her children to feel awkward when using cutlery.
(d) Silverware is easier to wash.

3. What does H tell people will happen if they look in the box at the amusement park?
(a) Their wish will come true.
(b) They will spread trachoma.
(c) Someone will kick them from behind.
(d) They will get a heart attack.

4. According to H, what is the purpose of the news reports?
(a) To confuse the reader.
(b) To pass on accurate information.
(c) To build national morale.
(d) To make the enemy look bad.

5. Why does H believe Germany is not to be trusted?
(a) Germany is betraying Japan when Japan needs them the most.
(b) A German tourist stole his uncle's bicycle.
(c) The German army has attacked Japan in the past.
(d) H secretly read an anti-German newspaper article.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on December 8th?

2. What does Toshiko do for the stranded bus passengers during the flood?

3. Who is responsible for the Japanese language changes?

4. Why does H run away when he hears tambourines and drums approaching?

5. What does H draw sketches of during a stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does H trying a cigarette for the first time symbolize?

2. How does H show his poor judgment in Chapter 28?

3. Did H make the right decision by returning to Kobe?

4. Morio spends many days repairing his sewing machine, even though it seems like a lost cause by others. What does this say about Morio's character?

5. How does Yoshiko show her love for her brother?

6. Is H's new job in Chapter 50 a good fit for him?

7. What scares H at the campaign speech?

8. What are war bonds?

9. Why do H's parents send him and his sister to their grandparents' house?

10. Why does the war feel closer to H in Kobe than it does at his grandparents' home?

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