SAINIK SCHOOL GOPALGANJ

SUB – ENGLISH
CLASS – XII
ASSIGNMENT

Ch 16: The Enemy

A. Given below are four options against each question. Choose the option
which you consider the most appropriate as your answer.
1. Why did Dr Sadao treat the soldier when he was from enemy's nationality?
A) He was a doctor
B) It was against his professional ethics
C) as a doctor he could not let anyone die
D) All

2. How did Hana help Dr. Sadao?

A) By assisting him
B) by giving him money
C) by giving him tools
D) by working as a nurse

3. Why did the General not pass orders to arrest Dr. Sadao for giving space to a
whiteman?
A) because he trusted him
B) because he needed him
C) General was not in good health and needed his services
D) None

4. Why did Dr become irritatable and impatient with his patients?

A) because of his inability to leave the white man to help his distressed wife
B) because of many patients
C) because of General's pressure
D) All these

5. Why did the messenger come to the doctor?

A) to meet him
B) for checkup
C) to inform about the General's pain
D) All these
 B. Answer the following questions in about 30 – 40 words.

Q6. Why did the General spare the American soldier?

Q7. Why was Dr. Sadao not sent to the battlefield?

Q8. Why did the messenger come to Dr. Sadao? What did Hana think about it?

Q9 What forced Dr. Sadao to be impatient and irritated with his patient?

Q10. Why did Dr Sadao treat the American soldier even though, it was an
unpatriotic act on his part?
Q11. How did Hana help Dr Sadao?

C. Answer the following questions in about 120 words.

Q12. How can you say that Sadao’s father was very serious about his son’s study?
Q13. Explain the reaction of the servants in Dr Sadao’s house when he decided to give
shelter to an enemy in the house.
Q14. Dr Sadao faced a dilemma. Should he use his ‘surgical skills to save the life of a
wounded American POW or should he hand him over to the Japanese police? How did he
resolve the clash of values?
Q15. How did Dr Sadao help the American soldier to escape? What humanitarian values
do you find in his act?