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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. What does Sonoko plan to do to protect herself from air raids?
(a) Live with the narrator.
(b) Join the army.
(c) Build a bomb shelter.
(d) Evacuate the city.

2. Who reveals the identity of the figure in the photograph to the narrator?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His nurse.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

3. What type of stories does the narrator like to read as a child?
(a) Fantasy.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Romance novels.
(d) Science fiction.

4. At the school, who knows why Omi has been expelled?
(a) The janitor.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The teachers.
(d) Omi's brother.

5. How does Mr. Ohba feel about the war?
(a) Opposed.
(b) Inspired.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notices that, because of the war, Kusano's hands have become what?

2. How old is Yakumo when the narrator first becomes attracted to him?

3. Before encountering Omi alone in the schoolyard, what does the narrator believe about Omi?

4. After Omi is expelled, the narrator's fantasies mentally play out in what location?

5. What does the narrator do to let Sonoko know he is aware of the chaperone?

(see the answer key)

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