The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
cruel

stern

funny

warm
2 Where did Sadao study?
China

England

America

France
3 Why didn't Sadao go off to war?
The General needed him

He was a conscientious objector

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

exciting

dull

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

blonde hair

tattoos

very thin
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?
Scars

Tattoos

Splotches on skin

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

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
11 What does Hana have to do during the operation?
Hold a light

Hold Tom down

Apply the anesthetic

Give a shot
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.
17

30

25

15
15 Sadao tells Tom
he does not want to know his name

he is going to die

he should turn himself in

he did not want to operate
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?
He is afraid but agrees with what Sadao did

Sadao should have let Tom die

He is indifferent

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

The nurse

The cook

A gardener
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Turn Tom over

Stay on but demand more money

Quit

Start helping take care of Tom
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
He does not know

His servants complained to the General

He is in trouble for Tom

The General wants him
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?
Sadao should bring him to the police

He'll send soldiers

Sadao should poison him

He'll send his assassins
22 Tom does/says all the following except
He wishes he had never been saved

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
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 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?
To an island

Back to the camp

To the General's

Wherever he wants

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