The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
funny

stern

cruel

warm
2 Where did Sadao study?
England

China

America

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

He was injured

He was a conscientious objector

The General needed him
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?
At a cafe

In Japan

In a class

At a professor's house
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
dull

exciting

happy

tempestuous
6 Tom is/has all the following except
very thin

tattoos

a "common"face

blonde hair
7 Tom is all the following except
an American

a general

a sailor

an escaped prisoner-of-war
8 Besides the gunshot, what else wounded Tom?
The rocks

An animal

A knife

A bad fall
9 What on Tom do Sadao and Hana find unsettling?
Splotches on skin

Scars

Cuts on wrists

Tattoos
10 How does Sadao feel about operating on Tom?
He feels his training pulling him to it, but is not fond of the man

He feels drawn to the man and wants him to live

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

He feels like his training has not equipped him to deal with such a situation
11 What does Hana have to do during the operation?
Give a shot

Hold Tom down

Hold a light

Apply the anesthetic
12 During the operation, Sadao does
does not want the man's injuries to defeat his skill as a physician

talks to the patient

feels pleasure in his work

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

His heart

His guts

His freedom
14 After surgery, Sadao thinks the man looks about __ year old.
30

15

17

25
15 Sadao tells Tom
he should turn himself in

he is going to die

he did not want to operate

he does not want to know his name
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?
He is afraid but agrees with what Sadao did

He is glad the young man is recovering

Sadao should have let Tom die

He is indifferent
17 Who is Yumi?
A gardener

The nurse

A housekeeper

The cook
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Quit

Turn Tom over

Stay on but demand more money

Start helping take care of Tom
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
His servants complained to the General

He is in trouble for Tom

The General wants him

He does not know
20 The General is
understanding of Sadao's plight

preparing to leave for the front

suffering from a disease

[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

Sadao should bring him to the police

He'll send his assassins

He'll send soldiers
22 Tom does/says all the following except
He thinks he is getting better

He wishes he had never been saved

He thinks America wouldn't have gone to war if all "Japs" were like Sadao

He is grateful to Sadao
23 How does Sadao feel about Tom as the young man recovers?
Tom is a pleasant new companion

Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life

Tom is disturbing to the home

He dislikes how much Hana attends to Tom
24 What happens with the assassins?
They come on the second night

They come on the first night

They come on the third night

They do not come
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?
To the General's

To an island

Wherever he wants

Back to the camp

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