View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the narrator when he attempts to lose his virginity?
(a) 18.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

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

3. Following his break-up with Sonoko, what is the narrator invited to do by a male student?
(a) Go on a hike.
(b) Go to his sister's house.
(c) Go to a poetry reading.
(d) Visit a brothel.

4. What do the draft doctors think about the narrator's health?
(a) He has tuberculosis.
(b) He needs to eat more protein.
(c) He is in perfect health.
(d) His autointoxication is faked.

5. In college, what does the narrator do to make others believe he is attracted to women?
(a) Whistles at women.
(b) Flirts with his female teachers.
(c) Acts lovesick.
(d) Dates many women.

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

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

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

9. How does the narrator feel about being denied to fight in the war?
(a) Thrilled.
(b) Cheated.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Conflicted.

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

11. In what month is the narrator invited to visit with Kusano's regiment?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) December.

12. Where does the narrator seek out Sonoko, following the visit to her brother?
(a) Church.
(b) Her school.
(c) The library.
(d) Her house.

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

14. Whom does Sonoko's mother send to chaperon her?
(a) Her male cousin.
(b) Her father.
(c) Kusano.
(d) Her younger sisters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator kiss Sonoko for the first time?

2. During his visit to see Kusano, the narrator is concerned that Kusano will notice what?

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

4. In what year does the narrator graduate from high school?

5. When the narrator finally kisses Sonoko, what does he feel?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 400 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample