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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Details are Being Investigated.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dr. Terufimi Sasaki live with?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother.

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

3. What does Mr. Tanimoto have to keep consciously repeating to himself in order to get all the people across the river?
(a) "God will reward me."
(b) "It's a great sin to leave them behind."
(c) ""What if I was in their place?"
(d) "They are human beings."

4. What are the huge drops of water falling from the sky?
(a) They are water mixed with fission fragments.
(b) They are simply rain.
(c) They are water coming from the hoses of firemen fighting the blaze.
(d) They are drops of condensed moisture.

5. What does the man who tries to rescue Miss Sasaki tell her?
(a) "Don't move! I'll return in an hour!"
(b) "I am too weak to get you out of here."
(c) "We have no men to help you! You'll have to get out by yourself."
(d) "If you hang onto my arm, I'll be able to pull you out."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Nakamura and her children go to after leaving the park?

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

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

4. What does the women holding the dead baby keep requesting of Mr. Tanimoto?

5. What does one of the two girls who Mr. Tanimoto rescues keep complaining about?

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