The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
stern

funny

cruel

warm
2 Where did Sadao study?
England

China

America

France
3 Why didn't Sadao go off to war?
He was injured

The General needed him

He was a conscientious objector

He was too old
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?
At a cafe

In a class

At a professor's house

In Japan
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
tempestuous

happy

exciting

dull
6 Tom is/has all the following except
blonde hair

a "common"face

tattoos

very thin
7 Tom is all the following except
an escaped prisoner-of-war

a general

a sailor

an American
8 Besides the gunshot, what else wounded Tom?
An animal

A bad fall

The rocks

A knife
9 What on Tom do Sadao and Hana find unsettling?
Tattoos

Splotches on skin

Scars

Cuts on wrists
10 How does Sadao feel about operating on Tom?
He feels like his training has not equipped him to deal with such a situation

He feels his training pulling him to it, but is not fond of the man

He is utterly repulsed by the thought of saving the man's life

He feels drawn to the man and wants him to live
11 What does Hana have to do during the operation?
Apply the anesthetic

Give a shot

Hold a light

Hold Tom down
12 During the operation, Sadao does
feels pleasure in his work

talks to the patient

does not want the man's injuries to defeat his skill as a physician

[He does all of these things.]
13 What does Tom say "they got"?
His freedom

His life

His guts

His heart
14 After surgery, Sadao thinks the man looks about __ year old.
15

25

30

17
15 Sadao tells Tom
he does not want to know his name

he should turn himself in

he did not want to operate

he is going to die
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?
He is indifferent

He is glad the young man is recovering

Sadao should have let Tom die

He is afraid but agrees with what Sadao did
17 Who is Yumi?
The nurse

The cook

A gardener

A housekeeper
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Stay on but demand more money

Quit

Turn Tom over

Start helping take care of Tom
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
He is in trouble for Tom

The General wants him

He does not know

His servants complained to the General
20 The General is
suffering from a disease

understanding of Sadao's plight

preparing to leave for the front

[All of these answers apply to the General.]
21 What does the General suggest to do to get rid of Tom?
Sadao should poison him

He'll send his assassins

He'll send soldiers

Sadao should bring him to the police
22 Tom does/says all the following except
He thinks America wouldn't have gone to war if all "Japs" were like Sadao

He wishes he had never been saved

He is grateful to Sadao

He thinks he is getting better
23 How does Sadao feel about Tom as the young man recovers?
Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life

He dislikes how much Hana attends to Tom

Tom is disturbing to the home

Tom is a pleasant new companion
24 What happens with the assassins?
They do not come

They come on the first night

They come on the second night

They come on the third night
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?
To an island

To the General's

Back to the camp

Wherever he wants

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