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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Reverend Mr. Tanimoto's wife and baby when the bomb falls?
(a) They are staying at the church with others.
(b) They are spending the night with a friend in another city.
(c) They are at home while he finds a place for their valuables.
(d) They are sleeping in the shelter.

2. How many patients does Dr. Fujii have prior to the bombing?
(a) 15.
(b) 26.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

3. What do the Japanese call the B-29?
(a) Mr. B-29.
(b) Mr. Bomb.
(c) Mr. 29.
(d) Mr. B.

4. What does Mrs. Nakamura do with the sewing machine prior to leaving her home?
(a) She buries it under some furniture.
(b) She leaves it where it is.
(c) She hides it in the closet.
(d) She hides it in the cement tank of water in front of her house.

5. What is one of the reasons that people pour into Asano Park?
(a) They believe that if the Americans come back, they would bomb only buildings.
(b) The park was too far away from Hiroshima to be affected by the bombings.
(c) They believe that if another bomb hits, they could hide behind the rocks and trees in the garden.
(d) They believe that they will have all the food and water they need there.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Mrs. Hasuyo Nakamura have?

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

3. Before the bomb falls, what does everyone in Hiroshima expect to suffer?

4. Where does Dr. Fujii work?

5. How does Mrs. Nakamura's husband die?

(see the answer key)

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