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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Mrs. Nakamura takes her children out into the street, what does she worry about?

2. What is one of the reasons that people pour into Asano Park?

3. Where does Dr. Fujii work?

4. What is the 20-year-old woman doing when Mr. Tanimoto sees her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Reverend Mr. Tanimoto.

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

3. What is the atmosphere like at Asano Park?

4. What may have saved Dr. Sasaki's life the morning of the bomb?

5. What explains why so many citizens who are hurt go unattended and why so many citizens who might have lived die?

6. How does Mrs. Nakamura and her children spend the night prior to the bombing?

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

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

9. What is the weather at Asano Park like?

10. Describe Dr. Terufumi Sasaki.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The dropping of the atomic bomb causes the world to strongly react to avoid another similar catastrophe. Describe the various types of peace organizations that were established after the war, what their purposes were, and and whether or not they accomplished what they set out to do.

Essay Topic 2

Of the six characters, Dr. Fujii is the one least affected physically by the bombing and the Reverend Tanimoto's experience is the exact opposite.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the two men's ailments or lack of after the bombing and up until their death.

Part 2) What types of lifestyles do these men have after the war is over?

Essay Topic 3

John Hersey describes the characters as having "good" or "bad" luck.

1. Does this attitude of having "good" or "bad" luck belong to the particular characters' views or is it the author's description? Cite three examples that support your theory.

2. Which characters in the book may, or are likely to, accept the concept of you make your own luck, and why?

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