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

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

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

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

5. What does Sonoko do soon after her relationship with the narrator ends?
(a) Enlists in the army.
(b) Attempts suicide.
(c) Gets married.
(d) Moves in next door to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the university students required to work?

2. From what ailment is the narrator suffering when Chieko kisses him?

3. How old is the narrator when he attempts to lose his virginity?

4. After the fact, the narrator thinks of Chieko's kiss as what?

5. What does the narrator study in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the narrator is excused from the draft, what is he surprised to realize?

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

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

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

5. What event takes place that proves to the narrator he is capable of basic, human emotion?

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

7. What does the narrator take extra time to point out, regarding his feelings for Sonoko?

8. After the visitation with Kusano, why does the narrator become determined to love Sonoko?

9. Why does the quote "The measure of a woman's power is the degree of suffering with which she can punish her lover" bother the narrator?

10. Upon witnessing the sight of the air raid victims, what does the narrator want to do?

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