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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. What is the rumor going around H's school?

2. What will happen if more bombs are dropped?

3. Why does H disapprove of people being anti-British?

4. What does Hayashi warn H not to do?

5. Who is responsible for the Japanese language changes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes H understand why Japan lost the war?

3. Why does H suspect that the Japanese army is the real enemy?

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

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

6. What terrible event occurs in chapter 39?

7. What changes occur in Kobe in preparation for the American forces?

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

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

10. What do new members of the riding club at Second Middle School have to do that the older members don't? What do the older members get to do that the new members don't?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the relationship between H and his father with that of H and his mother.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the public opinion of the Emperor in pre-war and post-war Japan.

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