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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What it something Dr. Fujii feel despite the misery all around him?
(a) He wishes he wasn't a doctor so he wouldn't have to attend to anyone.
(b) He is afraid that he lost all his wealth.
(c) He is positive that most of the wounded will survive.
(d) He is ashamed of his appearance.

2. After being at the park for a while, what becomes the peoples' concern?
(a) They are in a lot of pain and beg for medication.
(b) They fear the water they've drank is contaminated.
(c) They are hungry and beg for food.
(d) They fear they won't be safe at the park until morning.

3. What did Mrs. Nakamura's deceased husband do for a living?
(a) He was a surgeon.
(b) He was a clerk.
(c) He was a government official.
(d) He was a tailor.

4. Why is Mrs. Nakamura's neighbor tearing down his house before the bombing?
(a) He wants to build a small shelter instead.
(b) It lies in a dangerous spot.
(c) He wants to build a new home.
(d) It lies in the path of an air-raid-defense fire lane.

5. Who does the prefecture order to help clear the fire lanes?
(a) The male students from colleges and universities.
(b) The boys from secondary schools.
(c) The girls from secondary schools.
(d) The female students from colleges and universities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Terufumi Sasaki do without a permit?

2. What do the people attribute their sickness of nausea and vomiting to?

3. What is a Molotov flower basket?

4. What is Miss Toshinki Sasaki's profession?

5. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?

(see the answer key)

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