MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS

VISTAS-THE ENEMY
SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 Who did Dr Sadao and Hana think was swept ashore? b. A fisherman Remembering
a. A soldier b. A fisherman c. A spy d. A prisoner
2 Where was the wound mark on the prisoner’s body? a. a. Right side of his lower back Remembering
a. a. Right side of his lower back b. Left side of his lower back c. Right
side of his stomach d. Left side of his stomach
3 What were the words written on the battered cap? b. U.S.Navy Remembering
a. U.S. Army b. U.S. Navy c. U.S. Air Force d. U.S. Prisoner of War
4 Who spoke about revenge by the gun and the sea? c. The gardener Remembering
a. The maid b. The driver c. The cook d. The gardener
5 What did Dr Sadao’s old American professor consider the surgeon’s a. Ignorance of the human body Remembering
cardinal sin?
a. Ignorance of the human body b. Improper medication c.
Incorrect diagnosis d. Ignorance of patient’s history
6 Why did the General want to keep Dr Sadao in Japan? a. He could save the General Understanding
a. He could save the General b. He was a patriot c. He was his
close friend d. He had always lived there
7 Why did Dr Sadao hesitate before giving the prisoner a flash light? b. The flash could be seen Understanding
a. The flash light could break b. The flash could be seen c. The
flash light could be lost d. The flash light could be unnecessary
8 Why did Dr Sadao feel impatient and irritable with the prisoner? c. He could not tend to his wife Understanding
a. It was getting late at night b. He was tired and sleepy c. He
would not get paid d. He could not tend to his wife
9 Why did the cook consider Dr Sadao to be arrogant? b. He used his skills indiscriminately Understanding
a. He was a fussy eater b. He used his skills indiscriminately c. He
did not let her use blood as a fertiliser d. He was a demanding
employer
10 Why did the servants leave the house? a. To show their disapproval Understanding
a. To show their disapproval b. They wanted more pay c. They
 had found better jobs d. They were overworked
11 Which Adjective best describes Dr Sadao’s actions? b. Humane Application
a. Polite b. Obedient c. Humane d. Passive
12 Why did Dr Sadao consider the dinner at professor Hardley’s to be a b. He met his future wife Application
fateful event?
a. He became a better doctor b. He met his future wife c. He
made new American friends d. He enjoyed the quality of the
food
13 Why was Dr Sadao’s father a traditionalist? c. He refused to sleep on a bed Application
a. He showed him the South Sea Islands b. He wanted Dr Sadao
to become a doctor c. He sent him abroad for studies d. He
refused to sleep on a bed
14 What was the doctor’s primary concern? b. To save the patient’s life Application
a. To show loyalty to his country b. To save the patient’s life c.
To prove his skills a s a doctor d. To save his own life
15 Who are the ‘real’ enemies referred to in the chapter ‘The Enemy’? c. Japan and America Application
a. Dr Sadao and the prisoner b. Dr Sadao and the servants c.
Hana and the servants d. Japan and America
 FILL UPS/SENTENCE COMPLETION TYPE QUESTIONS

VISTAS-THE ENEMY
SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 Dr Sadao knew that his ........... was his father’s chief concern. education Remembering
2 Dr Sadao became famous not only as a surgeon, but also as a ......... scientist Remembering
3 Dr Sadao packed the wound with the .......that strewed the beach. sea moss Remembering
4 Hana sometimes remembered such men as .........who at home beat General Takima Remembering
his wife cruelly.
5 The old gardener had worked with flowers all his life and had been a moss Remembering
specialist too in ..........
6 Yumi’s bias towards the white man could be seen when she refused to wash Understanding
......him.
7 Hana thought Yumi was being stupid in refusing to wash the prisoner Man Understanding
as he was just a ..........
8 The gardener used .............to save the plants from the extreme cold. strips of matting Understanding
9 Dr Sadao’s old American professor considered operating with cardinal sin Understanding
ignorance of the human body as a .......
10 When the servants left on the 7th day, Hana’s pride did not allow her cry Understanding
to .......
11 Dr Sadao gave a flash light to the prisoner so that ...... he could signal messages to the doctor Application
12 Dr Sadao had the General in the palm of his hands because ...... the General had forgotten to send the assassins due Application
to which the prisoner had escaped
13 The General did not send the assassins to Dr Sadao’s house he was unwell and forgotton Application
because .....
14 Yumi refused to wash the prisoner because .... he was a white man and was very dirty Application
15 The General did not want to be operated by a German doctor because he considered him ruthless Application
....
 REFERENCE TO CONTEXT TYPE QUESTIONS

VISTAS-THE ENEMY
SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 “Those islands yonder, they are the stepping stones to the future for a. The Enemy by Pearl S. Buck R
Japan.” b. Dr. Sadao’s father is addressing him. R
a. Name the chapter and the author. c.The South Sea islands U
b. Who is the speaker? Who is being addressed? d. Path to success/ A means to attain success A
c. Which islands are being referred to thus?
d. What does the term ‘stepping stones’ signify?
2 “A white man!” Hana whispered. Yes, it was a white man. a. the American prisoner of war R
a. Who is the ‘white man’ referred to here? b. on the shoreline in front of his house R
b. Where did the speaker come across him? c. to show her shock and surprise U
c. Why does Hana whisper? d. they wonder if they should save an enemy soldier A
d. What dilemma does this discovery place Dr Sadao and Hana in? or turn him over to the authorities
3 He wondered often whom he would have married if he had not met a. Dr Sadao R
Hana, and by what luck he had found her... b. He often wondered whom he would have married U
a. Who is ‘he’ in these lines? if he had not met Hana R
b. What did he often wonder? c. He had met her at Professor Harley’s house over A
c. Where had he met Hana? dinner
d. Why is this meeting referred to as ‘lucky’? d. it was lucky as he had met his future wife there
purely by chance/ He had almost not gone that day
4 “The best thing that we could do would be to put him back in the a. Dr Sadao R
sea.” b. put the prisoner back in the sea U
a. Who said these words? c. to shelter and save the prisoner U
b. What would be the best thing to do? d. they could be imprisoned or he could lose his job A
c. What was the alternative?
d. Why was the alternative not viable?
5 But Sadao, searching the spot of black in the twilighted sea at night, a. The Enemy by Pearl S. Buck R
had his reward. There was no prick of light in the dusk. b. the signal from the flash light U
A, Name the chapter and the author. c. to see if the prisoner had escaped or not U
b. What is meant by ‘prick of light’? d. the prisoner had escaped and this cleared his debt A
 c. Why was Sadao looking for it? to America
d. What was his reward and why?
6 He suddenly comprehended that the General was in the palm of his a. Dr Sadao R
hand and that as a consequence he himself was perfectly safe. b. to have control over someone A
a. Who is ‘he’ referred to here? c. that the General was in the palm of his hand and U
b. What do you mean by the term ‘in the palm of one’s hand’? so he was safe U
c. What did he suddenly comprehend? d. he could not be blamed for the prisoner’s escape
d. In what way was he safe now? or be imprisoned
7 “You are so well that I think if I put my boat on the shore tonight, with a. Dr Sadao said to the prisoner/young man R
food and extra clothing in it, you might be able to row to that little b. put the young man on the boat on the shore that R
island not far from the coast.” night with food and extra clothing U
a. Who said these words and to whom? c. it was not far from the coast A
b. What does the speaker offer to do? d. to safeguard himself and his family
c. Why was the ‘little island’ chosen as the destination?
d. Why was the offer made?
8 “I guess if all the Japs were like you there wouldn’t have been a war.” a. Tom/prisoner said to Dr Sadao R
a. Who said these words and to whom? b. Japan and America R
b. Which two countries are involved in the war? c. Humane nature/dutiful/selfless/considerate A
c. What are the qualities the speaker is alluding to? Name any two. d. there wouldn’t be a war U
d. What would happen if all the Japs were like the listener?
9 “It is now warm – what would be more natural than that you should a. the General is addressing Dr Sadao R
leave the outer partition of the white man’s room open to the garden b. assassination of the prisoner U
while he sleeps?” c. the outer partition of the white man’s room can U
a. Who is the speaker? Who is being addressed as ‘you’? be left open for the assassins to enter A
b. Which plan is being discussed here? d. to fulfil his duty as a Japanese and get rid of the
c. How can the warm weather assist in this plan? prisoner/ to safeguard his family
d. Why does the speaker agree to this plan?
10 “If the master heals what the gun did and what the sea did they will a. the gardener is addressing Hana R
take revenge on us.” b. the gun shot the prisoner while the sharp rocks of R
a. Who is the speaker? Who is being addressed? the sea opened the wound U
b. What did the gun and the sea do? c. the gun and the sea will take revenge as Dr Sadao A
c. Who will take ‘revenge’ and why? would be healing what they did
d. What quality of the speaker is reflected in these lines? d. superstitious nature
Prepared By:

Ms. Sonam Kataria, Sanskar School

Mr. Rabi Meher, Vedanta International School