The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was

warm

stern

cruel

funny
2 Where did Sadao study?

France

China

England

America
3 Why didn't Sadao go off to war?

He was injured

He was too old

He was a conscientious objector

The General needed him
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?

At a cafe

In Japan

In a class

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

exciting

dull

happy

tempestuous
6 Tom is/has all the following except

tattoos

blonde hair

a "common"face

very thin
7 Tom is all the following except

a sailor

an American

a general

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

The rocks

An animal

A bad fall

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

Splotches on skin

Scars

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 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
11 What does Hana have to do during the operation?

Hold a light

Hold Tom down

Give a shot

Apply the anesthetic
12 During the operation, Sadao does

talks to the patient

feels pleasure in his work

does not want the man's injuries to defeat his skill as a physician

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

His freedom

His guts

His heart

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

15

25

30

17
15 Sadao tells Tom

he should turn himself in

he does not want to know his name

he is going to die

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 glad the young man is recovering

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

A gardener

The cook

The nurse

A housekeeper
18 What do the servants eventually do?

Stay on but demand more money

Start helping take care of Tom

Turn Tom over

Quit
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?

The General wants him

He does not know

His servants complained to the General

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?

He'll send his assassins

Sadao should poison him

He'll send soldiers

Sadao should bring him to the police
22 Tom does/says all the following except

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

He is grateful to Sadao

He thinks he is getting better

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

Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life

Tom is a pleasant new companion

He dislikes how much Hana attends to Tom

Tom is disturbing to the home
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

Wherever he wants

To the General's

Back to the camp

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