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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 medical center.
(d) The school has become a high school.

4. 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 be used against the American troops.
(c) The rifles should not be used to fight American troops.
(d) The rifles should be destroyed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Mr. Naito live?

4. What good news does H's family receive in Chapter 49?

5. What is something H has always wanted to try?

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