Vocab
This word means spirit or soul in Okinawa religion
What does Ray keep from the people he kills during the war?
Photographs
Which character dies from a grenade at the beginning of Part II?
Ray
What is the name of the student corps that Hideki joins at the beginning of the story?
Who was in charge of Ray's squad at the beginning of the book? This character gets the golden ticket after surviving a grenade explosion.
Sgt. Meredith
A military officer of high rank and Ray's last name
Major(s)
What is Ray's nickname?
Barbecue
What is blocking the back entrance of the cave that Hideki, Masako, Kimiko, and the children try to escape?
What is the name of Hideki's sister he is trying to find?
Kimiko
Which character is a bully towards Hideki at first but then is nice to him later on ?
Yoshio
In Okinawan religion, a person believed to have the ability to talk to the dead
Yuta
Where does the story take place?
Okinawa
Why does Hideki leave the US camp after they treat his injuries?
To find his sister
What does Hideki use from Ray's backpack to try and get rid of Ray's Mabui?
A cigarette
Which character takes over for Sgt. Meredith when he is forced to leave the war due to injuries?
Big John
A Japanese airplane landed with explosives for a suicide run against enemy ships
Kamikaze
Who was the US President that died during the war?
FDR
When Hideki, Masako, Kimiko, and the children surrender, what does Hideki leave behind?
His grenades
An empty metal cabinet
What is the name of the first U.S. soldier that dies? He was killed by a Japanese sniper.
Hard Luck Heniker
An ammunition shell that bursts in midair and produces a bright light to illuminate enemy positions
Star Shell or Illumination Shell
Who does Ray run into at the end of Part I when he is running from the Japanese army?
Hideki
Where are Hideki and Kimiko at the end of the story when they hang up the pictures that Ray and Hideki collected during the war?
Shuri Castle
What family does Hideki bring to the US camp to help them surrender?
The Miyagi family
Who was the Lieutenant Colonel of the IJA that brought the boys into the Blood and Iron Student Corps.?
Sano