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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 H deal with all the new censorship and laws?

2. According to Tamori, why should H's parents stop being Christians?

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

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

5. What is Instructor Tamori's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Toshiko do to promote Christianity in her home?

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

3. Who is Noodles?

4. H's emotional state is unstable. What does he like to do to cheer himself up?

5. Should Toshiko allow H to read books besides the Bible?

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

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

8. What are war bonds?

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

10. What is Morio bothered by in chapter 45?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the war progresses people grow increasingly paranoid. Restrictions are put in place to hinder sabotage and spying. Those living in Japan who are not Japanese are looked at suspiciously. Discuss the plight of foreigners in wartime Japan.

Essay Topic 2

War breeds suspicion, paranoia, and distrust. In the novel, we see these concepts exhibited on a global scale as well as within the smaller confines of Kobe. Discuss how these concepts are intensified by:

a) The Japanese military

b) The newspapers

c) Rumors circulating Kobe

Essay Topic 3

The characters of the novel are predominately male. How are women portrayed in "A Boy Called H," and how are they viewed by our protagonist?

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