Ray
What is Ray's last name?
Majors
What weapon was Hideki given at the beginning of the book, in Chapter 1?
(2) Grenades
Where does the novel take place?
Okinawa
"It tasted like wood shavings" is a line from the story. What form of figurative language is this?
Simile
Which character was Ray's foxhole buddy, and lost an ear?
Big John
How did Ray die?
Hideki threw a grenade at him.
What TWO things did Lieutenant Colonel San tell Hideki and the other members of the Blood and Iron Student Corps to do with the weapons they had been given?
1. Kill as many Americans as possible
2. Kill himself
Which two countries are at war throughout the novel?
America and Japan
"My fear turned me into a monster" is a line from the story. What form of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Who is the 350-year old ghost that haunts Hideki? Hideki calls him his cowardly ancestor.
Shigetomo
What did Ray begin collecting after he killed an enemy combatant for the first time?
Photographs
What is the one thing Hideki took with him to surrender?
The pictures he (and Ray) collected.
What is the date at the beginning of the novel? (Day, month, AND year!)
April 1, 1945
What did Hideki compare Big John to?
Bear
Which character was Ray's sergeant in the beginning of the book?
Sergeant Meredith
What made Ray freeze in the chapter called "Run" from his perspective? Who did he see, and what happened next? (Be specific! This was on Kakazu Ridge.)
He saw a woman wearing a blue dress, carrying a baby - with dynamite strapped around her waist. He refused to shoot her, so Big John did it for him.
What is Hideki's sister's name?
Kimiko
What landmark did Hideki use to guide his way south?
Shuri Castle
"Fwoooooosh" is a line from the story. What form of figurative language is this?
Onomatopoeia
Which character was shot in the chapter called "Surrender"? This character was surrendering to the Americans; we read about it yesterday.
Kazuo
What made Ray lose all of the love he had for his father?
When Ray was 12, his job was to shoot hogs. One didn't die on the first shot. Ray was trying to put a pig out of its misery, and his father went crazy. His father slashed at Ray with a knife, carving a deep gash from his wrist to his elbow. Ray lost 2 pints of blood.
What does Hideki often do with his fingers? He does this in the last chapter of the book!
Makes a rectangle, framing a picture.
Where did Hideki decide to look for his sister? (Name the city!)
Ichinichibashi
"Hideki's stomach was full of butterflies" is a line from the story. What form of figurative language is this?
Idiom
Which character was a nurse Hideki saved, while looking for his sister? She travels with Hideki for the rest of the novel, after the chapter called "Fire."
Masako