The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
funny

warm

stern

cruel
2 Where did Sadao study?
America

China

France

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

The General needed him

He was injured

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

In a class

At a cafe

At a professor's house
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
happy

tempestuous

dull

exciting
6 Tom is/has all the following except
very thin

blonde hair

tattoos

a "common"face
7 Tom is all the following except
a general

a sailor

an American

an escaped prisoner-of-war
8 Besides the gunshot, what else wounded Tom?
A bad fall

A knife

The rocks

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

Cuts on wrists

Splotches on skin

Scars
10 How does Sadao feel about operating on Tom?
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

He feels like his training has not equipped him to deal with such a situation

He is utterly repulsed by the thought of saving the man's life
11 What does Hana have to do during the operation?
Hold a light

Give a shot

Hold Tom down

Apply the anesthetic
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 guts

His freedom

His life

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

17

30

15
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?
He is indifferent

Sadao should have let Tom die

He is afraid but agrees with what Sadao did

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

A gardener

The cook

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

Quit

Turn Tom over

Stay on but demand more money
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
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?
Sadao should poison him

He'll send soldiers

He'll send his assassins

Sadao should bring him to the police
22 Tom does/says all the following except
He thinks he is getting better

He is grateful to Sadao

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 disturbing to the home

Tom is a pleasant new companion

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 first night

They come on the third night

They do not come

They come on the second 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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