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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, pages 153-183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator afraid he is incapable of doing, in spite of Sonoko's feelings for him?
(a) Opposing the war.
(b) Standing up to her brother.
(c) Getting a good job.
(d) Loving a woman.

2. Sonoko's family believes she doesn't hear the air raid alarm for what reason?
(a) She is dreaming of the narrator.
(b) She is deaf in one ear.
(c) She snores.
(d) She is not frightened of air raids.

3. Why was the narrator once attracted to a girl on his bus?
(a) Her disinterest.
(b) Her enthusiasm.
(c) Her popularity.
(d) Her knowledge of war.

4. What is the objective of the graphic game the boys play with each other?
(a) To push someone down the stairs.
(b) To pull each other's hair.
(c) To get lots of girls.
(d) To grab each other's crotch.

5. To where is the narrator's father transferred right after the narrator moves in with him?
(a) China.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Osaka.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Captain of the Praetorian Guard of Rome?

2. What type of visual pornography does the narrator hide at his home?

3. What does Reni's "Saint Sebastian" cause the narrator to do for the first time?

4. The narrator chooses not to speak to Yakumo because he is ashamed of what?

5. What does Sonoko plan to do to protect herself from air raids?

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