The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was

cruel

funny

warm

stern
2 Where did Sadao study?

America

France

China

England
3 Why didn't Sadao go off to war?

The General needed him

He was too old

He was injured

He was a conscientious objector
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?

In a class

At a cafe

At a professor's house

In Japan
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as

dull

tempestuous

exciting

happy
6 Tom is/has all the following except

tattoos

a "common"face

very thin

blonde hair
7 Tom is all the following except

a general

an escaped prisoner-of-war

an American

a sailor
8 Besides the gunshot, what else wounded Tom?

The rocks

A knife

An animal

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

Splotches on skin

Tattoos

Scars

Cuts on wrists
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 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 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

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

feels pleasure in his work

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

His heart

His life

His guts

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

30

17

15

25
15 Sadao tells Tom

he did not want to operate

he should turn himself in

he is going to die

he does not want to know his name
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?

He is indifferent

Sadao should have let Tom die

He is afraid but agrees with what Sadao did

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

A gardener

The nurse

A housekeeper

The cook
18 What do the servants eventually do?

Start helping take care of Tom

Quit

Turn Tom over

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

The General wants him

He does not know

His servants complained to the General

He is in trouble for Tom
20 The General is

suffering from a disease

preparing to leave for the front

understanding of Sadao's plight

[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 poison him

Sadao should bring him to the police

He'll send his assassins
22 Tom does/says all the following except

He is grateful to Sadao

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

He thinks he is getting better

He wishes he had never been saved
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

Tom is a pleasant new companion

Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life
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?

Back to the camp

To an island

Wherever he wants

To the General's

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