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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank's question to the I Ching about Juliana suggest?
(a) He regrets putting wealth above her love.
(b) He wishes they were still together.
(c) He wants to avenge her captor.
(d) He feels ashamed he never approached her.

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

3. What does the young driver's discovery about the character of Baynes suggest about the novel?
(a) The point of view will change.
(b) The plot may move in a new direction.
(c) The setting will shift to Europe.
(d) The main conflict is about to be resolved.

4. How do the Kasouras differ from Tagomi in their treatment of Childan?
(a) They treat him like he is non-existent.
(b) They treat him as an equal.
(c) They act superior to him.
(d) They act inferior to him.

5. What image set forth in The Grasshopper Lies Heavy seems to upset Joe the most?
(a) Italy as a traitor.
(b) Germany as a hero.
(c) The USA as a weakling.
(d) Japan as greedy.

6. What does the author use to establish the relationship between Frank and McCarthy, his foreman?
(a) Conversational dialog.
(b) First person point-of-view.
(c) Another character's observations.
(d) Physical description.

7. How does Mrs. Kasoura seem to Childan?
(a) Attractive.
(b) Standoffish.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Bashful.

8. What does McCarthy tell Frank he has a plan to get for their business?
(a) Shop space from an uncle.
(b) Materials from an old friend.
(c) Approval from the Japanese Ministry.
(d) Financing from their former boss.

9. What has caused Africa to become a wasteland?
(a) American bombing.
(b) Asian exploitation of resources.
(c) Italian colonization.
(d) Nazi experimentation on humans.

10. As Chapter 6 closes, what does the manila envelope that Frank and McCarthy receive contain?
(a) A certified check.
(b) A government permit.
(c) A manufacturer's contract.
(d) A court order.

11. In Chapter 6, Tagomi is now convinced that Baynes really is ___________.
(a) An escaped prisoner.
(b) An allied convert.
(c) A German national.
(d) An inspection agent.

12. When Childan returns to his office in Chapter 4, who does the client waiting for him claim to represent?
(a) A businessman from the Middle East.
(b) An Admiral of the Imperial Army.
(c) A leader of the Third Reich.
(d) An agent from the Trade Commission.

13. What is discovered as being the source of W-M Corporation's real profit?
(a) Counterfeit war bonds.
(b) Fake antique guns.
(c) Imitation Chinese artifacts.
(d) Inferior construction materials.

14. Joe's comments about the war and the Germans show that he is opposed to ___________.
(a) Fascism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Socialism.

15. What does Baynes make clear to Tagomi in Chapter 5 about Mr. Yatabe's visit?
(a) It must be uncompensated.
(b) It must be brief.
(c) It must be recorded.
(d) It must be secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frank sees the Edfrank Jewelry business as, perhaps, a way of ____________.

2. What does Childan do as a result of what he has learned from the university in Chapter 4?

3. What is discovered about his merchandise that causes Childan to lose a major deal?

4. How does the simile, "like a little animal, not important, but smart" describe the way Joe acts?

5. What is Childan upset over as the novel opens?

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