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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character works for the newspaper?
(a) Mr. Tamori.
(b) George.
(c) Kaneda.
(d) Mr. Odagiri.

2. What does H do with his 10 yen grant?
(a) H buys food for his family.
(b) H gives it to a sickly classmate.
(c) H sends it to his mother.
(d) H spends it on himself.

3. Who is assigned to clean up the city's bombsites?
(a) Civil servants.
(b) All Kobe citizens.
(c) Military police.
(d) Students.

4. What does H believe he sees circling above the ruins of his home?
(a) White doves.
(b) White butterflies.
(c) Ashes
(d) Dragonflies.

5. What does Sumiyama believe is the profound wish of every Japanese man?
(a) To serve God.
(b) To serve one's own ambitions.
(c) To serve one's country.
(d) To serve one's family.

6. What does H plan to do at the "Hold on Bridge?"
(a) Watch the sunset.
(b) Fish.
(c) Meet George.
(d) Commit suicide.

7. What do the boys intend to do with the rifle club's rifles?
(a) Break them.
(b) Hide them in the woods.
(c) Bury them.
(d) Throw them in the river.

8. In the Kobe General Election, for which party is Sanzo Nosaka running?
(a) The Liberal Democratic Party.
(b) The Japanese Progressive Party.
(c) The People's Party.
(d) The Communist Party.

9. According to a school instructor, how might American troops behave?
(a) More civilized than the Japanese forces.
(b) Less respectful than the Japanese forces.
(c) More animal-like than the Japanese forces.
(d) More generously than the Japanese forces.

10. What does H decide to study?
(a) Tailoring.
(b) English.
(c) Art.
(d) Science.

11. How does H feel about living at the Church?
(a) H feels at home.
(b) H feels uneasy and uncomfortable.
(c) H feels inspired.
(d) H feels lucky.

12. What declaration is presented to Japan by the Americans?
(a) The Truman Declaration.
(b) The Roosevelt Declaration.
(c) The Versailles Declaration.
(d) The Potsdam Declaration.

13. What is dropped over Kobe from B29 planes?
(a) Leaflets announcing the signing of the Potsdam Declaration.
(b) Food parcels.
(c) Anti-American booklets.
(d) Mustard Gas.

14. What do H and his friends drop from the roof of the school?
(a) Milk cartons.
(b) Balloons.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Sweet potatoes.

15. How does H decide to help with his family's financial problems?
(a) By selling sketches to soldiers.
(b) By moving out of the apartment.
(c) By working part-time at a noodle shop.
(d) By searching debris for valuables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does H return to Kobe?

2. What transportation do the American troops use?

3. Who announces the signing of the Potsdam Declaration to the school?

4. Who do H and his workmates find hiding in the darkness of the lean-to?

5. Which country announces its surrender?

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