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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 does Tan Wantanabe teach?

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

3. What does the vice-principal say when H asks why students are not allowed to look at the photographs of the Emperor and Empress at school?

4. Why is Mr. Suzuki happy when he reaches the boys in the boat?

5. What do H and his friends do when "words of enemy origin" are not allowed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What signs of a deteriorating economy are evident in Chapter 15?

10. What good news does H hear in chapter 44?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The most dire situations can sometimes bring out the best in people. Discuss the theme of compassion as it relates to the story.

Essay Topic 2

Who or what is the antagonist of the story? Provide examples to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Argue both sides of the following statement: "During wartime, media censorship is an acceptable measure." Provide examples from the text to support your argument.

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