The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was

stern

funny

cruel

warm
2 Where did Sadao study?

America

France

China

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

He was a conscientious objector

The General needed him

He was too old

He was injured
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?

At a professor's house

In a class

In Japan

At a cafe
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as

tempestuous

happy

exciting

dull
6 Tom is/has all the following except

very thin

tattoos

blonde hair

a "common"face
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

A knife

An animal

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

Splotches on skin

Tattoos

Cuts on wrists

Scars
10 How does Sadao feel about operating on Tom?

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

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
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 freedom

His life

His heart

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

17

25

30

15
15 Sadao tells Tom

he did not want to operate

he should turn himself in

he does not want to know his name

he is going to die
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?

He is indifferent

He is glad the young man is recovering

Sadao should have let Tom die

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

A gardener

A housekeeper

The cook

The nurse
18 What do the servants eventually do?

Stay on but demand more money

Turn Tom over

Start helping take care of Tom

Quit
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?

He does not know

The General wants him

His servants complained to the General

He is in trouble for Tom
20 The General is

suffering from a disease

understanding of Sadao's plight

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

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 thinks he is getting better

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

He wishes he had never been saved

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

Tom is disturbing to the home

He dislikes how much Hana attends to Tom

Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life

Tom is a pleasant new companion
24 What happens with the assassins?

They do not come

They come on the second night

They come on the third night

They come on the first night
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?

Back to the camp

Wherever he wants

To the General's

To an island

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