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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yoshiko feel when her brother finds her with the middle-aged woman?

2. What does H decide to start a business doing?

3. Who is fond of giving "ear twists" to his students?

4. What does Toshiko need to convince her neighbors to do?

5. How does H find himself under the line of fire at the firing range?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What acts of kindness does H experience at the school?

3. What do the soldier's straw sandals lead H to conclude?

4. In what way do we again see H's resourcefulness in chapter 44?

5. How does H demonstrate his resourcefulness in Chapter 5?

6. How does Toshiko help the stranded flood victims?

7. What does Toshiko struggle with in Chapter 19?

8. What is the Tripartite Alliance? According to Morio, how could it make things worse for Japan?

9. According to Morio, why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

10. What evidence of H's fragile emotional state do we see in chapter 47?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, H observes the actions and reactions of the people closest to him. The manner in which these characters handle situations leading up to and during the war affects their relationships with the young, impressionable H. Choose a character from the novel and discuss how a) the events of the war affected their relationship with H, and b) how they personally influenced H's opinions of the war.

Essay Topic 2

One of H's most prominent characteristics is his resourcefulness, which sometimes leads to trouble. Provide examples of H using his resourcefulness and determine whether or not he has a sense of right and wrong.

Essay Topic 3

At various points in the novel the Senoh family members are separated from one another. Describe the circumstances surrounding these separations and explain how they affected the family.

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