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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a record with a red label indicate?
(a) It is a religious record.
(b) It is made in China.
(c) It is made in America.
(d) It is a special edition.

2. Why is the English language banned?
(a) Englishmen are traders.
(b) English is difficult to read.
(c) To promote the proper usage of Japanese in schools.
(d) It violates the spirit of the time.

3. What does Toshiko need to convince her neighbors to do?
(a) Donate a certain percent of their earnings to the needy.
(b) Buy war bonds.
(c) Give away all their silver and gold.
(d) Work full-time in the artillery factory.

4. Why do the police take Morio in for questioning?
(a) Morio refused to purchase a gas mask.
(b) Morio stole some rationed goods.
(c) Morio is caught spying from the roof of the fire station.
(d) Morio did business with American and British people prior to the war.

5. What does Tan Wantanabe teach?
(a) Physical Education.
(b) Art.
(c) History.
(d) English grammar.

6. What rationed item is H annoyed by?
(a) Pencils.
(b) Matches.
(c) Buttons.
(d) Paper.

7. Where does H tell his parents he is going when he visits Noodles?
(a) The bathhouse.
(b) For a walk.
(c) The neighbor's house.
(d) The library.

8. What does H's mother make him do everyday before going to school?
(a) Sing her favorite hymn.
(b) Read from the Bible.
(c) Practice the tambourine.
(d) Do the dishes and make his bed.

9. What do H and his friends do when "words of enemy origin" are not allowed?
(a) Rat out classmates who don't follow the rules.
(b) Use substitute words.
(c) Hold a protest.
(d) Use the words anyways.

10. Why does the owner of the noodle restaurant give H and his mother a free meal?
(a) H and his mother look hungry and poor.
(b) H offers advice that improves a dish.
(c) H does a trick for the restaurant owner.
(d) H and his mother are regular customers.

11. What does H decide to start a business doing?
(a) Drawing portraits of people at the anniversary celebration.
(b) Decorating the "flower cars" with his drawings in exchange for free rides.
(c) Exchanging pictures of "flower cars" with whatever he can get.
(d) Stealing matches and selling them to his friends.

12. Who is rescued by a German military unit?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Toshiko.
(d) Prime Minister Tojo.

13. What happens on H's birthday?
(a) A pastor is arrested.
(b) Toshiko is investigated because of her religious beliefs.
(c) H takes a tour of the fire station.
(d) Morio is called up to work in a factory.

14. Why does H disapprove of people being anti-British?
(a) H has family living in Britain.
(b) H's best friend is British
(c) H's father has many British customers.
(d) H's favorite music comes from Britain.

15. What wakes H and his friends up from their slumber?
(a) A hail storm.
(b) H's mother.
(c) An air raid alert.
(d) An angry Instructor Tamori.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Toshiko not want to buy the gas masks?

2. What two sports are banned?

3. Why does H return to the gas station after reporting what he saw?

4. What is the main focus of Tojo's tract?

5. What is zosui?

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