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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Following the break-up with the narrator, what does Sonoko claim to be happy about?
(a) Her marriage.
(b) Her financial status.
(c) The war.
(d) Her career.

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

6. To whom is the narrator attracted when he takes Sonoko to a dance hall?
(a) A male dancer.
(b) Sonoko.
(c) Young, tough men.
(d) Omi.

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

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

9. What does the narrator feel like when the narrator imagines kissing Sonoko?
(a) Man.
(b) Pervert.
(c) Thief.
(d) Hero.

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

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

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

13. What bothers the narrator about his first encounter with Sonoko following their break-up?
(a) The man she is with.
(b) What she's wearing.
(c) Her kindness.
(d) Her anger towards him.

14. What does the narrator feel after noticing the war has changed Kusano?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Impressed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color does the sky turn following an air raid?

3. Sonoko gives the narrator his first what?

4. After kissing Sonoko, the narrator claims he cannot extend his visit with her because of what?

5. What does the narrator bring to Sonoko when he first seeks her out?

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