The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
funny

stern

warm

cruel
2 Where did Sadao study?
America

France

England

China
3 Why didn't Sadao go off to war?
He was injured

He was a conscientious objector

The General needed him

He was too old
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?
At a cafe

At a professor's house

In Japan

In a class
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
happy

exciting

tempestuous

dull
6 Tom is/has all the following except
blonde hair

tattoos

a "common"face

very thin
7 Tom is all the following except
an escaped prisoner-of-war

an American

a sailor

a general
8 Besides the gunshot, what else wounded Tom?
The rocks

A knife

An animal

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

Splotches on skin

Tattoos

Cuts on wrists
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 like his training has not equipped him to deal with such a situation

He feels drawn to the man and wants him to live

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

Apply the anesthetic

Hold Tom down

Hold a light
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 life

His heart

His guts

His freedom
14 After surgery, Sadao thinks the man looks about __ year old.
15

17

25

30
15 Sadao tells Tom
he should turn himself in

he does not want to know his name

he did not want to operate

he is going to die
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?
He is glad the young man is recovering

He is afraid but agrees with what Sadao did

He is indifferent

Sadao should have let Tom die
17 Who is Yumi?
The cook

A housekeeper

The nurse

A gardener
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Stay on but demand more money

Turn Tom over

Quit

Start helping take care of Tom
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
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?
He'll send soldiers

Sadao should poison him

He'll send his assassins

Sadao should bring him to the police
22 Tom does/says all the following except
He wishes he had never been saved

He is grateful to Sadao

He thinks he is getting better

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?
Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life

He dislikes how much Hana attends to Tom

Tom is disturbing to the home

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 first night

They come on the third night
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?
Wherever he wants

To the General's

Back to the camp

To an island

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