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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. Why does Mr. Tanaka send his daughter for Mr. Tanimoto, whom he hadn't been on good terms with?
(a) He knows he is dying and is willing to be comforted by any religion.
(b) He wants to apologize for the way he had treated Mr. Tanimoto.
(c) He knows Mr. Tanimoto is good hearted and would assist him any way he could.
(d) He knows he is dying and wants to ask Mr. Tanimoto to look after his daughter.

2. At the Red Cross Hospital, how many doctors are available for ten thousand patients?
(a) 8.
(b) 108.
(c) 500.
(d) 1100.

3. What happens when Mr. Tanimoto finds his wife after the bombing?
(a) They debate whether or not they should go to Asano Park.
(b) Together, they try to find safety.
(c) They help each other help others.
(d) They part again.

4. What is one of the reasons that people pour into Asano Park?
(a) They believe that if another bomb hits, they could hide behind the rocks and trees in the garden.
(b) They believe that if the Americans come back, they would bomb only buildings.
(c) The park was too far away from Hiroshima to be affected by the bombings.
(d) They believe that they will have all the food and water they need there.

5. What does the women holding the dead baby keep requesting of Mr. Tanimoto?
(a) To find her son.
(b) To get her a doctor.
(c) To find her husband.
(d) To revive her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. After 19 straight hours of gruesome work, what does Dr. Sasaki and other survivors of the hospital staff do?

2. Before the bomb falls, what does everyone in Hiroshima expect to suffer?

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

4. What do people hear prior to the bomb dropping?

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

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