The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
warm

cruel

stern

funny
2 Where did Sadao study?
China

England

France

America
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?
In Japan

At a cafe

In a class

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

tempestuous

exciting

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

very thin

a "common"face

tattoos
7 Tom is all the following except
an American

a sailor

an escaped prisoner-of-war

a general
8 Besides the gunshot, what else wounded Tom?
A bad fall

The rocks

A knife

An animal
9 What on Tom do Sadao and Hana find unsettling?
Cuts on wrists

Splotches on skin

Scars

Tattoos
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 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 is utterly repulsed by the thought of saving the man's life
11 What does Hana have to do during the operation?
Hold a light

Give a shot

Apply the anesthetic

Hold Tom down
12 During the operation, Sadao does
talks to the patient

feels pleasure in his work

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 life

His heart

His guts

His freedom
14 After surgery, Sadao thinks the man looks about __ year old.
25

15

17

30
15 Sadao tells Tom
he does not want to know his name

he should turn himself in

he is going to die

he did not want to operate
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?
Sadao should have let Tom die

He is glad the young man is recovering

He is indifferent

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

A housekeeper

A gardener

The cook
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Start helping take care of Tom

Turn Tom over

Stay on but demand more money

Quit
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
He is in trouble for Tom

The General wants him

His servants complained to the General

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

suffering from a disease

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?
He'll send soldiers

Sadao should bring him to the police

He'll send his assassins

Sadao should poison him
22 Tom does/says all the following except
He thinks he is getting better

He is grateful to Sadao

He wishes he had never been saved

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?
He dislikes how much Hana attends to Tom

Tom is disturbing to the home

Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life

Tom is a pleasant new companion
24 What happens with the assassins?
They come on the second night

They do not come

They come on the first night

They come on the third night
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?
Back to the camp

To the General's

Wherever he wants

To an island

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