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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator feel about Sonoko's love for him?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Annoyance.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Jealous.

2. Where does the narrator seek out Sonoko, following the visit to her brother?
(a) The library.
(b) Church.
(c) Her house.
(d) Her school.

3. With whom is the narrator typically allowed to play as a child?
(a) The soldiers on duty.
(b) The neighborhood boys.
(c) The neighborhood girls.
(d) No one.

4. What effect do death and blood have on the narrator during puberty?
(a) They haunt him.
(b) They frighten him.
(c) The repulse him.
(d) They arouse him.

5. How does the narrator feel about Omi after meeting him alone in the schoolyard?
(a) He hates him.
(b) He loves him.
(c) He does not respect him.
(d) He fears him.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the train, what does Mr. Ohba do in excess?

2. The narrator notices that, because of the war, Kusano's hands have become what?

3. Why does the narrator think it unusual that Chieko is cheerful?

4. What does the narrator study in college?

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

(see the answer key)

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