The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
stern

funny

warm

cruel
2 Where did Sadao study?
France

America

China

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

He was a conscientious objector

The General needed him

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

At a professor's house

At a cafe

In a class
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
happy

exciting

dull

tempestuous
6 Tom is/has all the following except
tattoos

a "common"face

very thin

blonde hair
7 Tom is all the following except
an American

a general

an escaped prisoner-of-war

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

A bad fall

The rocks

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

Tattoos

Scars

Splotches on skin
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 Tom down

Hold a light

Apply the anesthetic

Give a shot
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 freedom

His heart

His life

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

30

15

17
15 Sadao tells Tom
he is going to die

he did not want to operate

he should turn himself in

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

He is indifferent

Sadao should have let Tom die
17 Who is Yumi?
A housekeeper

The cook

The nurse

A gardener
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Quit

Start helping take care of Tom

Stay on but demand more money

Turn Tom over
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
His servants complained to the General

He does not know

The General wants him

He is in trouble for Tom
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?
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 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

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

Tom is disturbing to the home

Tom is a pleasant new companion

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 do not come

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

To an island

To the General's

Wherever he wants

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