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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 main focus of Tojo's tract?

2. Why does Kaneda leave?

3. Why does Toshiko want her children to learn how to use silverware?

4. At the firing range, why are many of the shooters' bullets missing the target?

5. Why does Toshiko think that Shige-san is not qualified for the apprenticeship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What activities are part of the rifle club?

3. How are H and Mrs. Tazaki different?

4. What is the purpose of the bucket brigades?

5. Why do Toshiko and H hide some things under the floor of their house?

6. What does Toshiko struggle with in Chapter 19?

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

8. Why do Mr. Naito and Mr. Matsumoto help H graduate?

9. Who is Noodles?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Near the end of the novel, we not only see the devastating impact that the war had on Kobe, but also the toll it took on H's emotional state. Discuss in detail the evidence of his emotional deterioration.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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