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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Noiseless Flash.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Terufumi Sasaki do without a permit?
(a) He visits a few sick people.
(b) He treats patients with illnesses he is not an expert in.
(c) He charges his patients.
(d) He sells medicine.

2. How does Mrs. Nakamura's husband die?
(a) He is killed in a car accident.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) He dies while serving in the army.
(d) He has a heart attack.

3. Prior to the bombing, what happens to Hiroshima's population?
(a) It suffers poverty due to the war.
(b) It is increased to help clear the fire lanes.
(c) It is reduced due to several evacuation programs.
(d) It becomes absent of many professionals who flee the city.

4. What does Mrs. Nakamura do as soon as everything turns white?
(a) She kneels down and covers her head.
(b) She hides beneath the bed.
(c) She runs outside.
(d) She turns towards her children.

5. At what time does the atomic bomb flash above Hiroshima?
(a) 11:15 A.M.
(b) 9:00 A.M.
(c) 6:00 A.M.
(d) 8:15 A.M.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the six survivors in Hiroshima, who John Hersey writes about, still wonder?

2. Where does Dr. Fujii work?

3. What is Mr. Hatsuyo Nakamura doing when the bomb drops?

4. Why does Dr. Fujii like to read the Osaka News?

5. What nationality is Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge?

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