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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Aftermath.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Mrs. Nakamura a few weeks after the bombing?
(a) She becomes blind.
(b) She experiences fainting spells.
(c) She becomes deaf.
(d) She becomes bald.

2. Who is the person Miss Sasaki thinks about while in the hospital?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her fiance.

3. To the Japanese, what is a greater moral responsibility than adequate care of the living?
(a) Cremation is not important under dire circumstances.
(b) Cremation should be attended to only after the survivors have been taken care of.
(c) Cremation is the responsibility of relatives only.
(d) Disposal of the dead by decent cremation and enshrinment.

4. On what day is the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) August 26, 1945.
(b) August 1, 1945.
(c) August 6, 1945.
(d) August 16, 1945.

5. What does the rumor being spread about the atomic bomb do to Mrs. Nakamura and her children?
(a) The rumor arouses more hatred and resentment of America than they had felt all through the war.
(b) The rumor makes them wish they had died the moment the bomb dropped.
(c) The rumor makes them lose all hope of ever regaining their normal lives.
(d) The rumor makes them feel more resigned and passive about the moral issue of the atomic bomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Halsuyo Nakamura's profession?

2. What happns after Dr. Fujii's death?

3. A year after the bomb is dropped, what condition is Mr. Tanimoto's church in?

4. What becomes of Dr. Sasaki's financial situation?

5. After the bombing, what happens to Dr. Fujii's hospital?

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