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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 does H believe Germany is not to be trusted?

2. According to H, what is the purpose of the news reports?

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

4. Why is the English language banned?

5. Why is H expelled from the riding club?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Toshiko struggle with in Chapter 19?

2. What changes are happening at H's school?

3. What is Morio bothered by in chapter 45?

4. Was H wounded in the war?

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

6. 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?

7. Why is Yasuo's father not angry when the boys take the boat?

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

9. How does H turn a bad situation into a good one in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Throughout the novel, H observes the actions and reactions of the people closest to him. The manner in which these characters handle situations leading up to and during the war affects their relationships with the young, impressionable H. Choose a character from the novel and discuss how a) the events of the war affected their relationship with H, and b) how they personally influenced H's opinions of the war.

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