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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What falls on Miss Sasaki's legs after the bomb drops?
(a) A statue.
(b) A bookcase.
(c) A table.
(d) An office desk.

4. Mrs. Nakamura dresses her children in everything except for...
(a) Shoes.
(b) An overcoat.
(c) Air-raid helmets.
(d) Gloves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the bombing, at the Red Cross Hospital, Dr. Sasaki is...

2. Why does the Jesuit's mission house remain standing after the bombing?

3. Where does Dr. Sasaki work?

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

5. What is Miss Toshinki doing when the bomb drops?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the manner in which Miss Sasaki is rescued?

2. Describe Dr. Masakazu Fujii and his lifestyle prior to the bombing.

3. What steps does Mrs. Nakamura take after the bombing?

4. What are the weather and conditions like as Dr. Fujii walks over the bridge after the bombing?

5. Why does Miss Toshiko Sasaki get up at 3 o'clock in the morning the day the bomb falls?

6. What are some of the reasons people pour into Asano Park?

7. Prior to the bombing, why do the police question Mr. Tanimoto several times?

8. What is the atmosphere like at Asano Park?

9. After the bomb hits, what does Mr. Tanimoto see from the mound in the garden?

10. How does Mr. Fukai, the secretary of the diocese, behave after Hiroshima is hit by the bomb?

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