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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, in what city does the narrator encounter air raid refugees?
(a) Yokohama.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Sendai.
(d) Hiroshima.

2. What does the narrator do to promise Sonoko he is considering her for marriage?
(a) Gives her a ring.
(b) Speaks with her father.
(c) Writes her a letter.
(d) Locks fingers.

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

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

5. What memento of the narrator's is stolen on the train?
(a) Sonoko's picture.
(b) His necklace.
(c) His father's pocketwatch.
(d) His mother's diary.

6. When hearing air raid sirens, what does the boy look forward to?
(a) Getting out of school.
(b) Death.
(c) Seeing Omi again.
(d) Heroism.

7. The narrator decides he will feel what if his family is killed in an air raid?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Vengeful.
(c) Heartbroken.
(d) Vindication.

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

9. How does the narrator accidentally avoid the draft?
(a) His brother runs the draft.
(b) He gets a bad cold.
(c) He is late for his appointment.
(d) Omi runs the draft.

10. What does Sonoko inspire the narrator to do?
(a) Climb on the roof and sing.
(b) Jump in front of the train.
(c) Believe he can love a woman.
(d) Write a love poem.

11. After the narrator kisses Sonoko, he admits he is afraid he will soon do what?
(a) Die.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Marry.
(d) Drop out of school.

12. Where does the narrator kiss Sonoko for the first time?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) His house.
(c) A golf course.
(d) The movies.

13. How does the narrator feel when separated from Sonoko?
(a) Heartbroken.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Confused.
(d) Free.

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

15. For what does the narrator give Sonoko a hard time following their break-up?
(a) Speaking poorly of him to others.
(b) Marrying someone else so quickly.
(c) Not calling him.
(d) Moving away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sonoko do soon after her relationship with the narrator ends?

2. While kissing Chieko, who does the narrator fantasize about?

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

4. During the narrator's visit to see Kusano, the narrator sees Sonoko as what?

5. When apart, how do the narrator and Sonoko communicate?

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