The Enemy Quizzes

The Enemy Quiz 1

1 Sadao's father was
cruel

warm

funny

stern
2 Where did Sadao study?
America

England

France

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

In a class

In Japan

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

tempestuous

exciting

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

very thin

a "common"face

tattoos
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?
The rocks

A knife

An animal

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

Tattoos

Splotches on skin

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

Hold Tom down

Hold a light

Apply the anesthetic
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 freedom

His life

His heart

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

25

30

15
15 Sadao tells Tom
he should turn himself in

he did not want to operate

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 glad the young man is recovering

He is afraid but agrees with what Sadao did

He is indifferent
17 Who is Yumi?
The cook

A gardener

A housekeeper

The nurse
18 What do the servants eventually do?
Start helping take care of Tom

Turn Tom over

Stay on but demand more money

Quit
19 Why does the messenger come to get Sadao?
His servants complained to the General

He is in trouble for Tom

He does not know

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

He thinks he is getting better

He is grateful to 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 second night

They come on the first night

They do not come

They come on the third night
25 Where does Sadao tell Tom to go?
To an island

Wherever he wants

Back to the camp

To the General's

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