The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
stern

cruel

warm

funny
2 Where did Sadao study?
France

America

England

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

He was a conscientious objector

He was injured

The General needed him
4 Where did Sadao meet Hana?
At a cafe

In Japan

At a professor's house

In a class
5 Sadao characterizes his married life as
dull

tempestuous

happy

exciting
6 Tom is/has all the following except
a "common"face

blonde hair

tattoos

very thin
7 Tom is all the following except
a sailor

an American

an escaped prisoner-of-war

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

A knife

The rocks

A bad fall
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 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 feels his training pulling him to it, but is not fond of the man

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

Give a shot

Hold Tom down

Hold a light
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 life

His freedom

His guts

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

25

30

15
15 Sadao tells Tom
he is going to die

he should turn himself in

he did not want to operate

he does not want to know his name
16 How does the gardener feel about Tom being there?
He is afraid but agrees with what Sadao did

He is glad the young man is recovering

He is indifferent

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

The nurse

A housekeeper

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

Start helping take care of Tom

Quit

Turn Tom over
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
The General wants him

He is in trouble for Tom

He does not know

His servants complained to the General
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 bring him to the police

Sadao should poison him

He'll send soldiers
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

Tom is disturbing to the home

He dislikes how much Hana attends to Tom

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

They come on the second night

They come on the first night

They do not come
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?
To an island

Back to the camp

Wherever he wants

To the General's

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