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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the narrator use to describe the occupation of a night-soil man?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Devastation.
(c) Fear.
(d) Tragedy.

2. What does the narrator's family eat in celebration of surviving an air raid?
(a) Lamb intestines.
(b) Liver.
(c) Bean jelly.
(d) Cake.

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

4. In the first attempt to execute Sebastian, what weapon was used?
(a) Arrows.
(b) The guillotine.
(c) Guns.
(d) Poison darts.

5. During the war, what does the school administration have the boys do?
(a) Raise money for weapons.
(b) Drills.
(c) Wear uniforms.
(d) Volunteer at the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of power does the narrator believe Sebastian had?

3. After being affected by "Saint Sebastian," what does the narrator do to analyze his feelings?

4. What becomes popular with the boys when the country goes to war?

5. At what age does the narrator write an essay that his later self deems as false?

(see the answer key)

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