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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge doing when the bomb falls?
(a) He is writing a letter while lying on a cot.
(b) He is praying while lying on a cot.
(c) He is sleeping on a cot.
(d) He is lying on a cot reading a Jesuit magazine.

2. What does Mr. Tanimoto take from the five dead men in the river?
(a) He takes their glasses.
(b) He takes their boat.
(c) He takes their wallets.
(d) He takes their food.

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

4. What is the Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto doing when the bomb drops?
(a) He is about to deliver a cart of food at an old man's home in the suburbs.
(b) He is about to take a long walk in the suburbs.
(c) He is about to unload a cart of clothes at a rich man's home in the suburbs.
(d) He is about to knock on the door of a relative's home who lives in the suburbs.

5. What does the man who tries to rescue Miss Sasaki tell her?
(a) "If you hang onto my arm, I'll be able to pull you out."
(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) "Don't move! I'll return in an hour!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?

2. In general, the survivors of Hiroshima...

3. Early in the afternoon, what sweeps into Asano Park?

4. At Asano Park, how do the wounded die?

5. What is Miss Sasaki's neighbor at the factory mistaken about?

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