The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
funny

stern

warm

cruel
2 Where did Sadao study?
China

France

America

England
3 Why didn't Sadao go off to war?
He was a conscientious objector

He was injured

The General needed him

He was too old
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?
In a class

In Japan

At a professor's house

At a cafe
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
dull

tempestuous

happy

exciting
6 Tom is/has all the following except
tattoos

a "common"face

blonde hair

very thin
7 Tom is all the following except
a sailor

an escaped prisoner-of-war

a general

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

The rocks

An animal

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

Cuts on wrists

Tattoos

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 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

He feels drawn to the man and wants him to live
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
does not want the man's injuries to defeat his skill as a physician

feels pleasure in his work

talks to the patient

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

His guts

His freedom

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

30

17

15
15 Sadao tells Tom
he should turn himself in

he is going to die

he did not want to operate

he does not want to know his name
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?
He is glad the young man is recovering

He is indifferent

Sadao should have let Tom die

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

A housekeeper

The nurse

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

Stay on but demand more money

Turn Tom over

Quit
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
The General wants him

His servants complained to the General

He does not know

He is in trouble for Tom
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 poison him

Sadao should bring him to the police

He'll send his assassins
22 Tom does/says all the following except
He thinks America wouldn't have gone to war if all "Japs" were like Sadao

He wishes he had never been saved

He thinks he is getting better

He is grateful to 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 do not come

They come on the first night

They come on the second night

They come on the third night
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?
To an island

Wherever he wants

To the General's

Back to the camp

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