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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. After the narrator kisses Sonoko, he describes her beauty as what?
(a) Maidenly.
(b) A disguise.
(c) Enviable.
(d) Fleeting.

5. After spending time with the narrator, Sonoko feels so guilty she plans to do what?
(a) Get baptized.
(b) Confess everything to a priest.
(c) Leave town.
(d) Get married.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sonoko plan to do to protect herself from air raids?

3. When debating marriage to Sonoko, who does the narrator turn to for advice?

4. What do the draft doctors think about the narrator's health?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator want to stay in a hotel with Sonoko?

2. Why does the narrator offer to carry Sonoko's bag?

3. To get out of staying an extra day with Sonoko, what lie does the narrator tell her about his job?

4. When Sonoko confronts the issue of the break-up with the narrator, what does she want to know?

5. What is the narrator's opinion of the factory that produces war planes?

6. When the narrator learns Sonoko plans to leave town to avoid the air raids, how does he feel and why?

7. When does the narrator get his first opportunity to spend time with Sonoko?

8. After the visitation with Kusano, what sight confronts the narrator on his train ride home?

9. What does the narrator ask Kusano regarding the relationship he ended with Sonoko?

10. When the narrator pretends not to understand what a sodomite is, how do the guys around him react?

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