The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
warm

cruel

funny

stern
2 Where did Sadao study?
France

China

America

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

He was a conscientious objector

He was injured

The General needed him
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
exciting

happy

dull

tempestuous
6 Tom is/has all the following except
a "common"face

blonde hair

tattoos

very thin
7 Tom is all the following except
a general

a sailor

an escaped prisoner-of-war

an American
8 Besides the gunshot, what else wounded Tom?
A bad fall

The rocks

An animal

A knife
9 What on Tom do Sadao and Hana find unsettling?
Tattoos

Splotches on skin

Cuts on wrists

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

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 is utterly repulsed by the thought of saving the man's life
11 What does Hana have to do during the operation?
Apply the anesthetic

Give a shot

Hold a light

Hold Tom down
12 During the operation, Sadao does
feels pleasure in his work

talks to the patient

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 guts

His heart

His freedom

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

17

15

30
15 Sadao tells Tom
he is going to die

he does not want to know his name

he should turn himself in

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 cook

The nurse

A gardener

A housekeeper
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Start helping take care of Tom

Turn Tom over

Quit

Stay on but demand more money
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
He is in trouble for Tom

The General wants him

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 his assassins

He'll send soldiers

Sadao should poison him

Sadao should bring him to the police
22 Tom does/says all the following except
He is grateful to Sadao

He thinks he is getting better

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?
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 second night

They come on the third night

They come on the first night

They do not come
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?
Back to the camp

Wherever he wants

To an island

To the General's

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