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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What good news does H's family receive in Chapter 49?

2. What do H and his friends drop from the roof of the school?

3. What do the boys agree should be done with the rifles?

4. What does Toshiko bring back with her from the country?

5. Why does Mr. Kawano become angry with H?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast wartime Kobe with the countryside where H's family lives.

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

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

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