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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kusano is a soldier, what time does his family have to get up in order to visit with him?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 4:30 a.m.

2. The second time school is suspended, where is the narrator sent to work?
(a) A uniform factor.
(b) His mother's accounting firm.
(c) A naval arsenal.
(d) For Sonoko's father.

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

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

5. After kissing Sonoko, the narrator claims he cannot extend his visit with her because of what?
(a) The request of his mother.
(b) His ailing health.
(c) His lack of money.
(d) His work at the factory.

6. After kissing Sonoko, what does the narrator consider for the first time in his life?
(a) Committing suicide.
(b) Having children.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Becoming a priest.

7. When the air raids sound, where do the citizens hide?
(a) In fields.
(b) Under desks.
(c) In doorways.
(d) Makeshift caves.

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

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

10. What does the narrator study in college?
(a) Law.
(b) Science.
(c) Literature.
(d) Physics.

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

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

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

14. Where is the brothel the narrator visits?
(a) The red light district.
(b) The United States.
(c) A military base.
(d) Next door to his old school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the war ends, what does the narrator study at school?

2. Who writes a letter to the narrator, requesting information on his intent with Sonoko?

3. The narrator decides he will feel what if his family is killed in an air raid?

4. How does the narrator end his relationship with Sonoko?

5. What does the narrator's family eat in celebration of surviving an air raid?

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