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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 first attracts the narrator to Kusano's sister?
(a) Her piano playing.
(b) The color of her skin.
(c) Her teeth.
(d) Her poetry recitation.

2. After kissing Sonoko, what does the narrator consider for the first time in his life?
(a) Becoming a priest.
(b) Committing suicide.
(c) Having children.
(d) Getting married.

3. What is the narrator afraid he is incapable of doing, in spite of Sonoko's feelings for him?
(a) Standing up to her brother.
(b) Getting a good job.
(c) Loving a woman.
(d) Opposing the war.

4. What impression does the narrator have of Omi after meeting him alone in the schoolyard?
(a) He is mean.
(b) He is tough.
(c) He is lonely.
(d) He is brave.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what illness does the narrator suffer?

3. When hearing air raid sirens, what does the boy look forward to?

4. After the battle, what does Omi do to the narrator?

5. In college, what does the narrator do to make others believe he is attracted to women?

(see the answer key)

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