The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
warm

funny

stern

cruel
2 Where did Sadao study?
England

France

America

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 professor's house

In a class

In Japan

At a cafe
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
tempestuous

exciting

happy

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

tattoos

a "common"face

very thin
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 knife

The rocks

An animal

A bad fall
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 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

He feels drawn to the man and wants him to live

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?
Apply the anesthetic

Hold Tom down

Give a shot

Hold a light
12 During the operation, Sadao does
feels pleasure in his work

talks to the patient

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 life

His guts

His heart

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

25

15

30
15 Sadao tells Tom
he did not want to operate

he should turn himself in

he does not want to know his name

he is going to die
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?
Sadao should have let Tom die

He is indifferent

He is glad the young man is recovering

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

The nurse

The cook

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?
He is in trouble for Tom

He does not know

The General wants him

His servants complained to the General
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 is grateful to Sadao

He wishes he had never been saved

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?
He dislikes how much Hana attends to Tom

Sadao wishes he had not saved Tom's life

Tom is disturbing to the home

Tom is a pleasant new companion
24 What happens with the assassins?
They come on the third night

They do not come

They come on the second night

They come on the first 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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