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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Panic Grass and Feverfew.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Mr. Tanimoto's health a few weeks after the bombing?
(a) He is suddenly unable to walk.
(b) He falls ill with malaise, weariness, and feverishness.
(c) He loses all his hair.
(d) He experiences upset stomachs.

2. By February 1946, what condition is Miss Sasaki in when Father Kleinsorge visits her?
(a) She is beginning to walk around and show signs of strength.
(b) She is ready to start a new life.
(c) She is getting sicker everyday.
(d) She has grown more and more depressed and morbid.

3. Why is it several days before the survivors of Hiroshima know about the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) The Japanese government wants to first better understand what is going on.
(b) Japanese newspapers and radio are extremely cautious on the subject of the weapon.
(c) Japanese newspapers and radio fear the country will experience an uncontrollable hysteria if they hear of the bomb.
(d) The Emperor requests that it be so.

4. For more than a month, Dr. Sasaki works...
(a) Wearing someone else's glasses.
(b) With a badly injured arm.
(c) With a badly injured leg.
(d) Without having any glasses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a roar of approaching planes is heard at Asano Park, the baker commands people to take off garments having what color?

2. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?

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

4. What does Mr. Tanimoto do after the people at the park are promised to receive help?

5. On August 15, who publicly speaks for the first time in Japanese history over the radio?

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