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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does the narrator give Sonoko a hard time following their break-up?
(a) Speaking poorly of him to others.
(b) Moving away.
(c) Marrying someone else so quickly.
(d) Not calling him.

2. When the narrator finally kisses Sonoko, what does he feel?
(a) Hope.
(b) Relief.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Attraction.

3. How long does the university postpone classes during the Allied-raids?
(a) One month.
(b) Twenty-four hours.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) They do not postpone classes.

4. After kissing Sonoko, what does the narrator consider for the first time in his life?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Becoming a priest.
(c) Having children.
(d) Committing suicide.

5. Where does the narrator kiss Sonoko for the first time?
(a) A golf course.
(b) The movies.
(c) His house.
(d) Her bedroom.

6. What does the narrator feel like when the narrator imagines kissing Sonoko?
(a) Man.
(b) Thief.
(c) Hero.
(d) Pervert.

7. Following his break-up with Sonoko, what is the narrator invited to do by a male student?
(a) Go on a hike.
(b) Go to a poetry reading.
(c) Visit a brothel.
(d) Go to his sister's house.

8. How does Sonoko make the narrator feel?
(a) Pure.
(b) Bashful.
(c) Unworthy.
(d) All of these.

9. How does the narrator accidentally avoid the draft?
(a) His brother runs the draft.
(b) He is late for his appointment.
(c) Omi runs the draft.
(d) He gets a bad cold.

10. What first attracts the narrator to Kusano's sister?
(a) Her piano playing.
(b) The color of her skin.
(c) Her teeth.
(d) Her poetry recitation.

11. What do the draft doctors think about the narrator's health?
(a) His autointoxication is faked.
(b) He has tuberculosis.
(c) He is in perfect health.
(d) He needs to eat more protein.

12. The narrator describes Mr. Ohba as being what?
(a) Womanish.
(b) A spy.
(c) Remarkable.
(d) Competitive.

13. What does the narrator bring to Sonoko when he first seeks her out?
(a) A love poem.
(b) Flowers.
(c) A book.
(d) Candy.

14. When Kusano is a soldier, what time does his family have to get up in order to visit with him?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 4:30 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

15. What does the narrator feel after noticing the war has changed Kusano?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Impressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the narrator's visit to see Kusano, the narrator sees Sonoko as what?

2. How does the narrator feel about being denied to fight in the war?

3. What does the narrator study in college?

4. When the narrator bumps into Sonoko for the first time after the break-up, what do they discuss?

5. What does the narrator lie about during his meeting for the draft?

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