REVISION 1-- VISTAS CHAPTER 'THE ENEMY' By Pearl S Buck

 

1. What was the General’s plan for the American soldier?

(i)  wanted him to reach safely
(ii)  inform his country
(iii)  to get him assassinated by some private assassins
(iv) to let him stay on

2. At the end of the conversation with the General, Sadao felt 

i) rejuvenated and guilt-free. 

ii ) conceited and egotistic.

 iii) refreshed and self-conscious. 

iv) relieved and guilt-free. 

3.“Those scars,” she murmured, lifting her eyes to Sadao.  The ‘scars’ DO NOT indicate

 i) torture perpetrated on prisoners of war.

 ii) superiority of Japan over America

iii) the quest for supremacy in war. 

iv) the rumours of torture often heard. 

4. Do Sadao and Hana have a moral compass that urges them to save the prisoner’s life?

i) true

ii)false

iii)impossible

iv)can't say

5 The meaning of dereliction is

i revenge

ii duty

iii negligence

iv diligence

6. The author has used ‘blood’ as a symbol in the story

i true

ii false

iii can't say

iv) not sure

 7 fill the blanks

Sadao and Hana look upon their time in America with ----- due to the -------that they were subjected to. ------- taint a person’s soul forever

i) disdain,  prejudice,  racial prejudice

ii)prejudice, disdain, Racial prejudice

iii)Racial prejudice, disdain,  prejudice

iv)prejudice, racial prejudice, disdain

8 'It was certainly very careless of me' Who does 'me' refer to?

i)Hana

ii)General

iii)Yumi

iv)Sadao

9 Sadao put his boat on  the shore

i)extra clothing

ii)food

iii) both i and ii

iv)neither i nor ii

10) Only the gardener was cross because

i)the enemy escaped

ii)the enemy was saved

iii)he had got behind with his chrysanthemums

iv)a pine leaf marred the velvet of its surface