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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the narrator's visit to see Kusano, the narrator sees Sonoko as what?
(a) Protective armor.
(b) A girl seeking marriage.
(c) A clingy girlfriend.
(d) Cold and aloof.

2. In what year does the narrator graduate from high school?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1964.

3. After avoiding the draft, how does the narrator decide he wants to die?
(a) Because of his own stupidity.
(b) With his family.
(c) In Omi's arms.
(d) Strung to a tree, with arrows.

4. When debating marriage to Sonoko, who does the narrator turn to for advice?
(a) His mother.
(b) Chieko.
(c) Kusano.
(d) Sonoko.

5. After the fact, the narrator thinks of Chieko's kiss as what?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Carefree.
(d) Life giving.

6. How does Sonoko make the narrator feel?
(a) Pure.
(b) All of these.
(c) Bashful.
(d) Unworthy.

7. What does Sonoko do soon after her relationship with the narrator ends?
(a) Enlists in the army.
(b) Gets married.
(c) Attempts suicide.
(d) Moves in next door to him.

8. What is the first physical act of intimacy the narrator offers to Sonoko?
(a) Holding her tight.
(b) Holding hands.
(c) Kissing her on the lips.
(d) His arm around her waist.

9. What does Sonoko feel for Mr. Ohba?
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Repulsion.
(c) Amusement.
(d) Attraction.

10. Where does the narrator see Sonoko for the second time following their break-up?
(a) The library.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) Her family's house.

11. When the war ends, what does the narrator study at school?
(a) Communications.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Biology.

12. What does the narrator fear about his behavior towards Sonoko?
(a) It is false.
(b) It is too forward.
(c) It is cocky.
(d) It is too effeminate.

13. What does the narrator do to let Sonoko know he is aware of the chaperone?
(a) Winks at her.
(b) Gets up and leaves.
(c) Sends her a note.
(d) Mentions it and laughs.

14. Why does the narrator try to fantasize about women?
(a) He wants to be attracted to them.
(b) To impress his father.
(c) He still hopes to meet the woman of his dreams.
(d) He wants to make Sonoko jealous.

15. Where are the university students required to work?
(a) The military base.
(b) A war factory.
(c) The cafeteria.
(d) In their hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does the narrator give Sonoko a hard time following their break-up?

2. When the narrator is around Sonoko, how does he feel?

3. Following his break-up with Sonoko, what is the narrator invited to do by a male student?

4. What does the narrator admire about the wounded civilians?

5. How does the narrator feel when separated from Sonoko?

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