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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, pages 183-218.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator lie about during his meeting for the draft?
(a) His fascination with war.
(b) His health.
(c) His parentage.
(d) His ambitions.

2. With whom is the narrator typically allowed to play as a child?
(a) The soldiers on duty.
(b) No one.
(c) The neighborhood boys.
(d) The neighborhood girls.

3. What confusing emotion does the narrator feel around Sonoko?
(a) Grief.
(b) Disinterest.
(c) Desire.
(d) Anger.

4. What does the narrator plan to do once he leaves school?
(a) Fight for the other side.
(b) Get married.
(c) Go live with his father.
(d) Join the general military.

5. The narrator thinks his involvement in the war will make him what?
(a) Stronger.
(b) More interesting.
(c) Famous.
(d) Happier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator liken to a stage play?

2. When the war begins, what does the country become?

3. What is the objective of the graphic game the boys play with each other?

4. What do the draft doctors think about the narrator's health?

5. During the war, what does the school administration have the boys do?

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