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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Is Someone Dying?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the grandfather say that the Japanese can't take away?
(a) His life.
(b) His brain.
(c) His heart.
(d) His will.

2. How does the grandmother feel about food?
(a) She feels that a diet should be simple yet solid.
(b) She hates cooking.
(c) She will only make traditional dishes.
(d) She makes a feast, thinking there's never enough for everyone.

3. How does the boy feel about acting in the play?
(a) He is proud of his part.
(b) He can't wait.
(c) He is nervous.
(d) He doesn't want to do it.

4. What honor is bestowed upon the boy?
(a) He is the class leader.
(b) He is the class treasurer.
(c) He reads the scriptures.
(d) He is the acolyte.

5. What happens to the boy during his punishment?
(a) He realizes he should have apologized.
(b) He loses control and lashes out at the Japanese.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He is rescued by his fellow students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the inquisitors accuse the father of doing?

2. What does the maid call the boy?

3. Who takes his father off the train?

4. How does the boy's punishment affect the play?

5. What does the father tell his friends to have?

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