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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a roar of approaching planes is heard at Asano Park, the baker commands people to take off garments having what color?
(a) Orange.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

2. Once Mrs. Nakamura takes her children out into the street, what does she worry about?
(a) Her children being sick.
(b) Her children being tired.
(c) Her children being hot.
(d) Her children being cold.

3. What does Mr. Tanimoto take from the five dead men in the river?
(a) He takes their food.
(b) He takes their glasses.
(c) He takes their wallets.
(d) He takes their boat.

4. What it something Dr. Fujii feel despite the misery all around him?
(a) He is afraid that he lost all his wealth.
(b) He wishes he wasn't a doctor so he wouldn't have to attend to anyone.
(c) He is ashamed of his appearance.
(d) He is positive that most of the wounded will survive.

5. In Chapter 2, after the bombing, why does Mr. Tanimoto run towards the city when everyone else is running out?
(a) He wants to see if his wife and baby are okay.
(b) He wants to get some valuables out of his home.
(c) He needs to find doctors to help the wounded.
(d) He wants to get food for the hungry.

6. With whom is Miss Sasaki laid on a large sheet under the rain?
(a) She is laid with two other wounded people, a man and a woman.
(b) She is laid with one other person.
(c) She is laid with four other wounded, two men and two women.
(d) She is laid with three children.

7. What happens to the climate in Asano Park?
(a) A sandstorm rips through the park.
(b) Rain smelling like gas starts pouring down.
(c) Snow begins to fall.
(d) A whirlwind rips through the park.

8. After the bombing, what happens to Dr. Fujii's hospital?
(a) It is burned down by fire.
(b) It remains in the bank of the Kyo Rover.
(c) It goes into the river.
(d) It remains standing.

9. When abnormally large drops of rain fall on the people at Asano Park, what does someone shout?
(a) "The government is going to save us."
(b) "More B-29s!"
(c) "The Americans are dropping some kind of poison."
(d) "The Americans are dropping gasoline."

10. Mostly, what food is brought back from the shelter for the wounded?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Rice.
(c) Pumpkin.
(d) Carrots.

11. What is Mr. Hatsuyo Nakamura doing when the bomb drops?
(a) She is watching her five year old from the bedroom window.
(b) She is fixing up her childrens' bedroom.
(c) She is cooking a meal for her children in the kitchen.
(d) She is watching a neighbor from her kitchen window.

12. In general, the survivors of Hiroshima...
(a) They assisted only their relatives or immediate neighbors.
(b) They tried to help everyone around them.
(c) They only assisted the women, children and elders.
(d) They were too shocked to help anyone but themselves.

13. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?
(a) Mr. Tarimoto.
(b) She frees them herself.
(c) Her neighbor.
(d) Dr. Sasaki.

14. What is Miss Sasaki's neighbor at the factory mistaken about?
(a) She thinks it's safer to stay put.
(b) She thinks her back is broken.
(c) She thinks she will bleed to death.
(d) She thinks no one will come save them.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Mr. Tanimoto finds his wife after the bombing?

3. Early in the afternoon, what sweeps into Asano Park?

4. What is a Molotov flower basket?

5. What does NOT happen to the people at Asano Park?

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