The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
warm

stern

funny

cruel
2 Where did Sadao study?
China

England

France

America
3 Why didn't Sadao go off to war?
He was a conscientious objector

He was too old

The General needed him

He was injured
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?
In Japan

At a cafe

At a professor's house

In a class
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
exciting

happy

dull

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

blonde hair

a "common"face

tattoos
7 Tom is all the following except
a sailor

an escaped prisoner-of-war

an American

a general
8 Besides the gunshot, what else wounded Tom?
An animal

A knife

A bad fall

The rocks
9 What on Tom do Sadao and Hana find unsettling?
Scars

Tattoos

Splotches on skin

Cuts on wrists
10 How does Sadao feel about operating on Tom?
He feels drawn to the man and wants him to live

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

He feels like his training has not equipped him to deal with such a situation

He is utterly repulsed by the thought of saving the man's life
11 What does Hana have to do during the operation?
Give a shot

Hold a light

Hold Tom down

Apply the anesthetic
12 During the operation, Sadao does
feels pleasure in his work

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

talks to the patient

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

His freedom

His guts

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

15

25

17
15 Sadao tells Tom
he should turn himself in

he does not want to know his name

he is going to die

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

He is indifferent

Sadao should have let Tom die

He is glad the young man is recovering
17 Who is Yumi?
The nurse

A gardener

A housekeeper

The cook
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Quit

Turn Tom over

Start helping take care of Tom

Stay on but demand more money
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
The General wants him

He is in trouble for Tom

He does not know

His servants complained to the General
20 The General is
preparing to leave for the front

understanding of Sadao's plight

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?
He'll send soldiers

He'll send his assassins

Sadao should poison him

Sadao should bring him to the police
22 Tom does/says all the following except
He wishes he had never been saved

He thinks he is getting better

He is grateful to Sadao

He thinks America wouldn't have gone to war if all "Japs" were like Sadao
23 How does Sadao feel about Tom as the young man recovers?
Tom is a pleasant new companion

Tom is disturbing to the home

Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life

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

They come on the third night

They come on the second night

They do not come
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?
To an island

To the General's

Wherever he wants

Back to the camp

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