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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the simile, "like a little animal, not important, but smart" describe the way Joe acts?
(a) Wildly and spontaneously.
(b) Politely and rationally.
(c) Alertly and instinctively.
(d) Quietly and spontaneously.

2. What does Baynes say they must wait for before he and Tagomi can meet?
(a) The arrival of an economic expert.
(b) Word that the Japanese will pay him.
(c) Assurance of military protection.
(d) An elderly man from the Homeland to arrive.

3. What is learned about the role of Blacks in the PSA?
(a) They are the military police.
(b) They are slaves.
(c) They drive taxis.
(d) They are informants.

4. What is Childan in the business of selling?
(a) Local modern art.
(b) Historic American artifacts.
(c) Japanese made souvenirs.
(d) Abandoned real estate.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Juliana realize Joe has done when she returns to her apartment?
(a) Gone through her belongings.
(b) Rearranged his delivery schedule.
(c) Invited over some friends.
(d) Missed his truck intentionally.

6. What other name does the I Ching go by?
(a) The Mission of Inquiry.
(b) The Reich.
(c) The Oracle.
(d) The Justification Committee.

7. How does Wyndam-Matson's feel about "historicity"?
(a) It is contradictory.
(b) It is meaningless.
(c) It is hurtful.
(d) It is inescapable.

8. What does Frank's memory of the landlord Omuro being beheaded by the Japanese Mission because of profiteering off ex-servicemen say about the Japanese?
(a) They respect the law.
(b) They are cruel to Americans.
(c) They are loyal to their religion.
(d) They desire wealth.

9. How does Childan's ride in the pedicab make him feel?
(a) Respected.
(b) Inconspicuous.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Superior.

10. What does McCarthy suggest is the reason Frank is initially reluctant to start his own business?
(a) Threats of harming Juliana.
(b) Years of political brainwashing.
(c) Fear of Wyndam-Matson's revenge.
(d) Repeated past job failures.

11. What word describes Baynes's reaction to Tagomi's gift and home furnishings?
(a) Envy.
(b) Pride.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Disbelief.

12. As Chapter 2 opens, what is Tagomi consulting the I Ching about?
(a) His physical health.
(b) His upcoming visitor.
(c) His job security.
(d) His romantic future.

13. While visiting with Tagomi in Chapter 5, what does Baynes feel regret about?
(a) A political action.
(b) An airline conversation.
(c) The cultural prejudice.
(d) A public speech.

14. What does Rita, Wyndam-Matson's girlfriend, suggest that he should do to handle the problem which he learned about from Calvin?
(a) Escape to Canada.
(b) Murder the supplier.
(c) Bribe the police.
(d) Confront the accuser.

15. What Axis power is most accepting of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Italy.
(c) Japan.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word would sum up Frank's opinion of McCarthy?

2. In Chapter 3, what do we learn about how Juliana Frink makes her living?

3. What does Childan learn about the carrier ship Syokaku from the Tokyo Herald?

4. According to Childan, what is special about some of the people his shop gives him the opportunity to meet?

5. What does Frank's use of the I Ching suggest about him?

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