CBSE Class 12 English The Enemy Worksheet Set D

Read the extracts given below and attempt the questions that follow:

1. Dr Sadao Hoki’s house was built on a spot of the Japanese coast where as a little boy he had often played. The low, square stone house was set upon rocks well above a narrow beach that was outlined with bent pines. As a boy Sadao had climbed the pines, supporting himself on his bare feet, as he had seen men do in the South Seas when they climbed for coconuts. His father had taken him often to the islands of those seas, and never had he failed to say to the little brave boy at his side, ‘‘Those islands yonder, they are the stepping stones to the future for Japan.’’‘‘Where shall we step from them?’’ Sadao had asked seriously. ‘‘Who knows?’’ his father had answered. ‘‘Who can limit our future? It depends on what we make it.’’Questions

Question. Who is referred to as ‘he’ in the above extract?
Answer: In this extract ‘he’ refers to Dr. Sadao Hoki.

Question. What had Sadao climbed as a boy?
(a) coconut trees
(b) palm trees
(c) pines
(d) walls
Answer: pines

Question. Where did Sadao’s father often take him?
(a) coast
(b) islands
(c) Japan
(d) USA
Answer: islands

Question. What did Sadoa’s father say to Sadao about the islands?
Answer: Sadao’s father said to Sadao that islands yonder were the stepping stones to the future for Japan. 

2. It was at this moment that both of them saw something black come out of the mists. It was a man. He was flung up out of the ocean — flung, it seemed, to his feet by a breaker. He staggered a few steps, his body outlined against the mist, his arms above his head. Then the curled mists hid him again. ‘‘Who is that?’’ Hana cried. She dropped Sadao’s arm and they both leaned over the railing of the veranda. Now they saw him again. The man was on his hands and knees crawling. Then they saw him fall on his face and lie there.

Questions

Question. Hana cried, “Who’s that?” This reveals her............ .
(a) concern
(b) anger
(c) anxiety
(d) hope
Answer: concern

Question. Who was ‘flung out’ of the ocean?
Answer: A man was flung out of the ocean.

Question. The phrase, “...his body outlined against the mist,” means ............ .
(a) his body was covered with mist
(b) his body seemed flowing in the mist
(c) his body was going against the direction of the mist
(d) his body was slightly visible in the mist
Answer: his body was slightly visible in the mist

Question. What does the expression “flung up out of the ocean” suggest?
Answer: It suggests crawling out of the ocean. 

3.I wondered, Your Excellency,” Sadao murmured. “It was certainly very careless of me,” the General said. “But you understand it was not lack of patriotism or dereliction of duty.” He looked anxiously at his doctor. “If the matter should come out you would understand that, wouldn’t you?”“Certainly, Your Excellency,” Sadao said. He suddenly comprehended that the General was in the palm of his hand and that as a consequence he himself was perfectly safe. “I swear to your loyalty. Excellency,” he said to the old General, “and to your zeal against the enemy.” 

Questions

Question. What was ‘carless’ of the General?
Answer: The General had promised Dr Sadao that he would send his personal assassins to eliminate the enemy.

Question. What would happen if the matter should come out?
Answer: The General would be accused of not performing his duty and showing lack of patriotism by not arresting the POW.

Question. What did Sadao comprehend?
Answer: Sadao understood that the General was obliged to him and as a consequence, he himself was safe.

Question. What did the General want Sadao to understand?
(a) It was his illness.
(b) It was not lack of patriotism.
(c) It was dereliction of duty.
(d) he did not have the assassins.
Answer: It was not lack of patriotism. 

4. Thus agreed, together they lifted the man. He was very light, like a fowl that had been halfstarved for a long time until it is only feathers and skeleton. So, his arms hanging, they carried him up the steps and into the side door of the house. This door opened into a passage, and down the passage they carried the man towards an empty bedroom. It had been the bedroom of Sadao’s father, and since his death it had not been used. They laid the man on the deeply matted floor. Everything here had been Japanese to please the old man, who would never in his own home sit on a chair or sleep in a foreign bed. Hana went to the wall cupboards and slid back a door and took out a soft quilt. She hesitated. The quilt was covered with flowered silk and the lining was pure white silk.

Questions

Question. Who is being talked about in the extract?
Answer: The injured man is being talked about in the above extract.

Question. ‘She hesitated’ means that Hana didn’t want to............ .
(a) carry the wounded man as he had a limp leg
(b) use her silk as he was their guest
(c) use her white silk as the man was bleeding
(d) share her stuff
Answer: use her white silk as the man was bleeding

Question. “his arms hanging” indicated the state of the man. Pick the option that correctly tells his state.
(1) Unconscious (2) Weak
(3) Strong (4) Rebellious
(5) Calm (6) Conscious
(a) (1) and (2)
(b) (2) and (3)
(c) (5) and (6)
(d) (4) and (5)
Answer: (1) and (2)

Question. They laid the man on the
(a) shore
(b) hospital bed
(c) matted floor
(d) veranda
Answer: shore 

5. She had the bottle and some cotton in her hand. “But how shall I do it?” she asked. “Simply saturate the cotton and hold it near his nostrils,” Sadao replied without delaying for one moment the intricate detail of his work. “When he breathes badly move it away a little.” She crouched close to the sleeping face of the young American. It was a piteously thin face, she thought, and the lips were twisted. The man was suffering whether he knew it or not. Watching him, she wondered if the stories they heard sometimes of the sufferings of prisoners were true. They came like flickers of rumour, told by word of mouth and always contradicted. In the newspapers the reports were always that wherever the Japanese armies went the people received them gladly, with cries of joy at their liberation. 

Questions

Question. What is Hana doing
(a) cleaning up the wounded soldier
(b) helping Sadao.
(c) watching the wounded soldier
(d) observing the wounded soldier
Answer: helping Sadao.

Question. Which of these questions does Hana start reflecting on in the extract?
(a) Why did men like the young American choose to fight?
(b) What should she and her husband do about the enemy?
(c) Is the Japanese army actually emerging victorious or is it all fake news?
(d) How different was the reality of prisoners from what she was led to believe?
Answer: How different was the reality of prisoners from what she was led to believe?

Question. What did Hana observe about the young American
(a) he was breathing badly
(b) the man was suffering
(c) he was young and strong
(d) he was a repulsive American
Answer: the man was suffering

Question. How do Hana and Sadao react to the situation of the wounded man?
Answer: Hana is confused about it but Sadao is confident about it. 

6. “A white man!” Hana whispered. Yes, it was a white man. The wet cap fell away and there was his wet yellow hair, long, as though for many weeks it had not been cut, and upon his young and tortured face was a rough yellow beard. He was unconscious and knew nothing that they did for him. Now Sadao remembered the wound, and with his expert fingers he began to search for it. Blood flowed freshly at his touch. On the right side of his lower back Sadao saw that a gun wound had been reopened. The flesh was blackened with powder. Sometime, not many days ago, the man had been shot and had not been tended. It was bad chance that the rock had struck the wound.Questions

Question. Who does ‘white man’ refer to here?
Answer: Here ‘white man’ refers to an American prisoner of war.

Question. Hana’s remark “A white man!” on seeing the white man indicated what she was feeling. Pick the option that correctly states her feeling.
1. Horror 2. Shocked
3. Unfamiliar 4. Annoyed
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
Answer: 1 and 2

Question. How did the white man’s face appear?
(a) Old
(b) Tortured
(c) Fresh
(d) Annoyed
Answer: Tortured

Question. Why didn’t he know the presence of Dr Sadao and Hana?
(a) As he was sleeping.
(b) As he was pretending to be unconscious.
(c) As he was unconscious.
(d) None of these.
Answer: As he was unconscious.

Question. Who is the author of the lesson The Enemy?
(a) Pearl S. Buck
(b) Dickens
(c) D.H.Lawrence
(d) None
Answer: a

Question. 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
Answer: d

Question. Who was Dr. Sadao?
(a) An Iranian Doctor
(b) An American doctor
(c) A Japanese doctor
(d) None
Answer: c

Question. 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
Answer: d

Question. 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
Answer: c

Question. 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
Answer: a

Question. Why did Dr.'s wife feel distressed?
(a) seeing many patients
(b) Seeing General's reaction
(c) Seeing the orders
(d) Seeing Whiteman's blood
Answer: d

Question. Why did the surgeon speak sharply to his wife?
(a) to get things he needed
(b) to get her help
(c) to stop any disturbance that could lead to harm the wounded man.
(d) None
Answer: c

Question. What was Hana's reaction over her husband's words?
(a) She held her mouth with her hands and vomited outside the operation room
(b) she shouted
(c) she cried
(d) she stopped helping him
Answer: a

Question. Why did Hana wash the wounded man herself?
(a) Because of her servants
(b) because her servants ran away
(c) because her servants refused to help an American enemy soldier
(d) none
Answer: c

Question. Why did the servants refuse to help ?
(a) out of fears
(b) because of suoerstitions
(c) because he was an American Soldier
(d) All these
Answer: d

Question. How did Dr. ensure that the American Soldier had left safely?
(a) by escorting him
(b) by seeing no signal of flashlight
(c) by giving him a call
(d) none
Answer: b

Question. Why did Sadao marry a Japanese girl only?
(a) because he liked Japanese
(b) he didn't like any other nationality
(c) Because of his father's fear
(d) because he didn't want to upset his father
Answer: d

Question. What kind of person was Sadao's father ?
(a) a serious
(b) a jollygood man
(c) very strict
(d) A true patriot and traditional person
Answer: d

Question. 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
Answer: c

Question. Seeing the messenger, what was Hana's reaction?
(a) She got frightened
(b) she thought he has come to arrest her husband
(c) General's man
(d) All these
Answer: d

Question. What kind of person The General was?
(a) a kind hearted
(b) a wise man
(c) a selfish man
(d) none
Answer: c

Question. Why did General spare the White American soldier?
(a) to spare his own life
(b) he himself was in pain
(c) needed Dr Sadao's help
(d) All these
Answer: d

Question. How did Dr get rid of the American Soldier?
(a) by giving him instructions
(b) by giving him flaslight to use in times of distress
(c) by asking him to row to the island
(d) All these
Answer: d

Question. Why was Dr. Sadao not sent to the battlefield?
(a) because he had no interest
(b) he didn't love his country
(c) he was supposed to offer his services to the General who was in pain
(d) All these
Answer: c

Question. Why did Dr. Give his flashlight to the enemy soldier?
(a) to help him
(b) to show him the way in the dark
(c) so that he could send him signal in case of any distress
(d) All these
Answer: c

Question. What was General's plan for American soldier?
(a) he wanted him to reach safely
(b) will inform his country
(c) will get him assassinated by some private assassins
(d) none
Answer: c

Question. Why did the servants leave Dr.'s House?
(a) Because he was wounded
(b) because he was dirty
(c) Because he was an American Soldier and they didn't like him
(d) All
Answer: c

Question. Where did Dr find American soldier?
(a) in the park
(b) in the battlefield
(c) outside his house
(d) none
Answer: c

Question. Why did Dr. help an enemy soldier?
(a) because he was an ethical and sincere doctor
(b) because he was his friend
(c) because he knew him
(d) none
Answer: a

Question. What conflicting ideas disturb Dr.'s mind after he brought American soldier?
(a) duty of a doctor and loyalty towards nation
(b) his wife's health and general's health
(c) patient's health and servants
(d) servants' behavior
Answer: a

Question. How did Dr emerge successfully out of all the conflicts?
(a) by throwing the patients out of his house
(b) by sending his servants out of the house
(c) by succumbing before the general
(d) By saving soldier's life as a sincere doctorand helping him to escape
Answer: d

Question. What kind of person Dr Sadao was?
(a) an excellent doctor
(b) a compassionate human being
(c) Sincere and responsible citizen
(d) All these
Answer: d

Question. What idea do you form of Dr after reading the lesson?
(a) an excellent doctor
(b) a compassionate human being
(c) Sincere and responsible citizen
(d) All these
Answer: d

Question. What were the dominant traits of Dr.'s personality?
(a) expertise in his profession and compassion as a human
(b) obstinate
(c) doesn't like to obey anyone
(d) rude
Answer: a

Question. Why did Dr. Sadao go to America?
(a) to meet the soldiers
(b) to meet his friends
(c) to travel
(d) to study surgery and medicine which was his father's wish
Answer: d

Question. What did Dr give to the soldier?
(a) his boat
(b) food to eat
(c) flashlight to use in distress
(d) All these
Answer: d

Question. What does this chapter revolve around?
(a) war
(b) war between Israel and America
(c) war between Malasia and America
(d) war between Japan and America
Answer: d

Question. What does the narrator speak about in the beginning of the chapter?
(a) the war
(b) the General
(c) Dr. Sadao's childhood and his father.
(d) the servants and Dr 's wife
Answer: c

Question. Where did Dr. meet Hana?
(a) in Japan
(b) in his neighbour
(c) in the battlefield
(d) at professor Harley's house in America
Answer: d

Question. Why did Dr feel alone at the beach?
(a) for not bringing his wife with him
(b) for not listening to General
(c) for saving an American soldier's life
(d) none
Answer: c

Question. At what age Dr. Sadao went to America?
(a) 22
(b) 32
(c) 12
(d) 42
Answer: a

Question. At what age he came back to Japan?
(a) 20
(b) 40
(c) 50
(d) 30
Answer: d

Question. How many children Dr. Sadao has?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 2
Answer: d

Question. What does Dr. Sadao remember towards the end of the story?
(a) five American faces which had a lion‘s share in his
(b) which had a lion‘s share in his life
(c) his first landlady, who was full of prejudice, yet saved his life when he was suffering from influenza.
(d) All these
Answer: d

Question. The American landlady had once helped Sadao when
(a) she nursed him through influenza
(b) she gave him food for a month
(c) she had mended his clothes
(d) had not taken rent for a month
Answer: a

Question. Sadao got his reward when
(a) the prisoner could escape
(b) when he got an award from the government
(c) when his servants returned
(d) when his wife appreciated him
Answer: a

Question. Sadao made the prisoner dress up in
(a) Korean clothes
(b) Chinese clothes
(c) Indian clothes
(d) Japanese clothes
Answer: d

Question. The young prisoner was asked to flash the light if food ran out
(a) twice
(b) thrice
(c) once
(d) not at all
Answer: a

Question. When the assassins did not come, Sadao decided to
(a) kill the prisoner himself
(b) help him to escape
(c) hand him over to the police
(d) send him to America
Answer: b

Question. The General only wanted Sadao to operate upon him because
(a) Sadao was very skilled
(b) General did not like any other doctor
(c) General was his close friend
(d) General did not want to go abroad for surgery
Answer: a

Question. ‘Why are we different from other Japanese?‘, this was said by
(a) the servant
(b) the General
(c) Sadao
(d) Hana
Answer: d

Question. The day Sadao opened the soldier‘s stitches, he
(a) called the police
(b) typed out a letter to the Chief of Police
(c) made him run away
(d) tied him up
Answer: a

Question. All the servants in Sadao‘s household
(a) were happy with their master
(b) felt that he deserved a reward
(c) were very critical of him
(d) wanted him to let the soldier die
Answer: c

Question. The recovering soldier was fed by
(a) Sadao
(b) Sadao‘s servant
(c) Yumi
(d) Hana
Answer: d