View a FREE sample

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) Beautiful.
(b) Carefree.
(c) Life giving.
(d) Ugly.

2. When the narrator bumps into Sonoko for the first time after the break-up, what do they discuss?
(a) Novels.
(b) Children.
(c) Travel.
(d) The break-up.

3. Why does the narrator think it unusual that Chieko is cheerful?
(a) She has no money.
(b) She is recently widowed.
(c) She lost a leg during the war.
(d) She dislikes her husband.

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

5. When the narrator returns to school in Chapter 3, what health ailment does he fake?
(a) Allergies.
(b) A heart problem.
(c) A toothache.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator offer to carry for Sonoko?

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

3. When the air raids sound, where do the citizens hide?

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

5. What does the narrator fear about his behavior towards Sonoko?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator allow Chieko to kiss him?

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

4. What does the narrator believe is possible, in terms of partnering with a woman?

5. As the relationship between the narrator and Sonoko grows, why does the narrator struggle with "pangs of consciousness"?

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

7. On the train, what does the narrator do that makes Sonoko blush?

8. When the narrator sets out on a bicycle ride with Sonoko, what does he want to happen?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 594 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample