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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Noiseless Flash.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Fujii have to get up early on the morning the bomb is dropped?
(a) He has to tend to newcoming patients.
(b) He has to see a houseguest off on a train.
(c) He has to make breakfast for his children.
(d) He has to pack his belongings in preparation to go to the shelter.

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

3. What is Miss Toshinki doing when the bomb drops?
(a) She has just lifted some papers off her desk.
(b) She has just grabbed a cup of coffee and is heading towards her desk.
(c) She has just approached her boss to ask for a raise.
(d) She has just turned her head to chat with the girl at the next desk.

4. What is Dr. Terufumi Sasaki doing when the bomb drops?
(a) He is walking along a hospital corridor with a blood specimen for a Wasserman test.
(b) He is drawing a blood test from a patient for a Wasserman test.
(c) He is examining a blood specimen for a Wasserman test.
(d) He is collecting blood specimen for a Wasserman test.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the prefecture order to help clear the fire lanes?

2. Where is the Reverend Mr. Tanimoto's wife and baby when the bomb falls?

3. How many patients does Dr. Fujii have prior to the bombing?

4. What do the Japanese call the B-29?

5. What does Mrs. Nakamura do as soon as everything turns white?

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