The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
funny

cruel

stern

warm
2 Where did Sadao study?
China

England

America

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

He was injured

He was too old

The General needed him
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?
In a class

At a professor's house

In Japan

At a cafe
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
happy

dull

tempestuous

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

tattoos

a "common"face

very thin
7 Tom is all the following except
an American

a sailor

an escaped prisoner-of-war

a general
8 Besides the gunshot, what else wounded Tom?
An animal

The rocks

A bad fall

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

Splotches on skin

Scars

Cuts on wrists
10 How does Sadao feel about operating on Tom?
He is utterly repulsed by the thought of saving the man's life

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
11 What does Hana have to do during the operation?
Give a shot

Hold a light

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

talks to the patient

feels pleasure in his work

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

His freedom

His heart

His life
14 After surgery, Sadao thinks the man looks about __ year old.
17

30

25

15
15 Sadao tells Tom
he did not want to operate

he is going to die

he does not want to know his name

he should turn himself in
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 glad the young man is recovering

He is indifferent
17 Who is Yumi?
A gardener

A housekeeper

The nurse

The cook
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Turn Tom over

Quit

Start helping take care of Tom

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

His servants complained to the General

He does not know

The General wants him
20 The General is
preparing to leave for the front

suffering from a disease

understanding of Sadao's plight

[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 his assassins

He'll send soldiers

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 thinks America wouldn't have gone to war if all "Japs" were like Sadao

He wishes he had never been saved
23 How does Sadao feel about Tom as the young man recovers?
Tom is a pleasant new companion

Tom is disturbing to the home

He dislikes how much Hana attends to Tom

Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life
24 What happens with the assassins?
They come on the third night

They do not come

They come on the first night

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

To the General's

To an island

Back to the camp

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