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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. Why is Morio's apprentice, Shige, crying when H returns home from school one day?

2. Why does Kaneda leave?

3. Why does H find it odd that Uncle Hadano is building an air raid shelter under their home?

4. What is the Hoanden?

5. What does H's father describe his shop as?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what changes in lifestyle do H's parents have to make because of the war?

2. How are H and Mrs. Tazaki different?

3. Why are Chinese people being discriminated against in Japan?

4. How does H act selfishly in chapter 36?

5. What does Toshiko struggle with in Chapter 19?

6. How does H show compassion for his friend Girly Boy?

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

8. Is Instructor Tamori a popular teacher at H's school?

9. What is it about his instructors that disgusts H?

10. What terrible event occurs in chapter 39?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the turbulent war, H turns to his art on numerous occasions. Discuss times when H is able to use art to improve a situation or help him overcome an obstacle.

Essay Topic 2

What personality traits and personal strengths did Toshiko, Morio, and H call upon in order to cope with life in war time Japan?

Essay Topic 3

The novel begins before the war when H is still a young boy, and ends after the war with H making a living. As a result of the war, is H forced to grow up more quickly? If the war had not happened, how do you think his childhood and teen years would have differed?

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