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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, pages 153-183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the narrator once attracted to a girl on his bus?
(a) Her popularity.
(b) Her enthusiasm.
(c) Her disinterest.
(d) Her knowledge of war.

2. Why does the narrator move in with his father?
(a) He hates his mother.
(b) He has no money.
(c) His grandparents out him.
(d) His father is a homosexual.

3. Sonoko's family believes she doesn't hear the air raid alarm for what reason?
(a) She is dreaming of the narrator.
(b) She is deaf in one ear.
(c) She snores.
(d) She is not frightened of air raids.

4. After visiting Kusano, how does the narrator feel?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Ashamed of his attraction to Sonoko.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Eager to fight.

5. What type of physical affection did the narrator once receive from Sumiko?
(a) She put her head in his lap.
(b) She hugged him.
(c) She kissed him.
(d) She danced with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator bring to Sonoko when he first seeks her out?

2. How does the narrator incite a feeling of superiority around his classmates?

3. What effect do death and blood have on the narrator during puberty?

4. What is the narrator doing when he notices Yakumo?

5. What is the narrator afraid he is incapable of doing, in spite of Sonoko's feelings for him?

(see the answer key)

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