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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ginger describe the mornings in Kure?
(a) "Damp, I can tell you."
(b) "Overwhelming, I can tell you."
(c) "Lovely, I can tell you."
(d) "Peaceful, I can tell you."

2. What medical condition does Gardiner suffer from?
(a) Liver disease.
(b) Measles.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Cancer.

3. Who is Charlotte?
(a) The girl who influences him to learn Japanese.
(b) A girl Aldred knows as a child.
(c) A woman he meets during the war.
(d) The Hiroshima bomb site tour guide.

4. Who comes to talk to Aldred while he is writing his report?
(a) Dench.
(b) Helen.
(c) Talbot.
(d) Benedict.

5. Who is with the Driscoll children in London during the medical tests?
(a) Gardiner.
(b) Melba.
(c) Aldred.
(d) Bertram.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Aldred about his name?

2. How old is Aldred in 1947?

3. Where does Benedict get his education?

4. Why is Aldred driving to the Discoll's house?

5. What does Aldred believe literature does for Helen and Benedict?

(see the answer key)

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