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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. How long does the university postpone classes during the Allied-raids?
(a) They do not postpone classes.
(b) Twenty-four hours.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

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

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

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

5. The narrator decides he will feel what if his family is killed in an air raid?
(a) Vengeful.
(b) Vindication.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Heartbroken.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What first attracts the narrator to Kusano's sister?

3. What does the narrator study in college?

4. What does the narrator assume is obvious to his fellow students?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What impresses the narrator about the refugees that he sees?

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

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

4. Prior to his draft meeting, the narrator suspects his health will make him what?

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

6. In addition to being the first female the narrator feels capable of loving, what additional benefit does Sonoko offer the narrator?

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

8. After the narrator kisses Sonoko, what does she expect from him?

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

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

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