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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the narrator returns to school in Chapter 3, what health ailment does he fake?
2. After the war, who close to the narrator dies?
3. Where does the narrator see Sonoko for the second time following their break-up?
4. From what ailment is the narrator suffering when Chieko kisses him?
5. The second time school is suspended, where is the narrator sent to work?
Short Essay Questions
1. In addition to being the first female the narrator feels capable of loving, what additional benefit does Sonoko offer the narrator?
2. As the relationship between the narrator and Sonoko grows, why does the narrator struggle with "pangs of consciousness"?
3. What event takes place that proves to the narrator he is capable of basic, human emotion?
4. What does the narrator take extra time to point out, regarding his feelings for Sonoko?
5. Why does the narrator want to stay in a hotel with Sonoko?
6. What is the narrator's opinion of the factory that produces war planes?
7. After the narrator kisses Sonoko, what does she expect from him?
8. When the narrator is excused from the draft, what is he surprised to realize?
9. What impresses the narrator about the refugees that he sees?
10. Why does the quote "The measure of a woman's power is the degree of suffering with which she can punish her lover" bother the narrator?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The narrator spends much of his early life fantasizing about blood, death, and gore. Because of the war, the narrator is confronted with the reality of this world. Instead of being excited, as the narrator expected he would be, he is repulsed. Examine the dichotomy in the narrator's opinions towards violence.
Essay Topic 2
At an early age, the narrator is interested in other men. However, as a youth he does not attribute these feelings to be sexual.
1) What type of male influence does the narrator have in his life?
2) What masculine memories shape the narrator's life?
3) At an early age, why does the narrator hide this interest in other men?
Essay Topic 3
Write a creative essay, analyzing what aspects of the narrator's life at school might have been different if he had chosen to reveal his true sexual identity.
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