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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. What is Miss Toshinki doing when the bomb drops?

2. After being at the park for a while, what becomes the peoples' concern?

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

4. Why are the wounded calling out to Mr. Tanimoto?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. The day of the bombing, what is Mr. Tanimoto's morning like?

5. What is the weather at Asano Park like?

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

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

8. What puzzles Dr. Fujii and his doctor friend about what they see after the bombing?

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

10. Describe Dr. Fujii's private clinic.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trying to make a "home" in a foreign land.

1. Discuss how Father Kleinsorge attempts to make a home in a foreign land. Cite three examples that prove your theory.

2. Does Father Kleinsorge reach out to people or attempt to create a community in Japan out of need, service, or generosity?

Essay Topic 2

John Hersey mentions several times the Japanese's indifference towards the ethics of using the atomic bomb.

1) Discuss the roots of this Japanese attitude.

2) Is Hersey being objective about the subject of the Japanese's attitude towards the atomic bomb or is he telling only one side of it, keeping out the attitudes of those who feel otherwise?

Essay Topic 3

After the bomb drops, Dr. Sasaki and Mr. Tanimoto put a great deal of efforts in helping others.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Dr. Sasaki and the Reverend Mr. Tanimoto. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 2) In general, who works harder, Dr. Sasaki or Mr. Tanimoto? Cite three examples from the book to support your case.

Part 3) How are the two men affected differently/similarly by what happens to Hiroshima? Cite examples from the book.

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