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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 Miss Toshinki Sasaki's profession?
(a) She is a librarian.
(b) She is a bookkeeper.
(c) She is a nurse.
(d) She is a clerk.

2. When abnormally large drops of rain fall on the people at Asano Park, what does someone shout?
(a) "The Americans are dropping gasoline."
(b) "The government is going to save us."
(c) "The Americans are dropping some kind of poison."
(d) "More B-29s!"

3. How does Mr. Tarimoto react when he sees his wife?
(a) He is horrified by the sight of her wounds.
(b) He says, "Oh, you are safe."
(c) He embraces her and their baby.
(d) He weeps and expresses how worried he'd been about them.

4. Mr. Tanimoto carries water from the river to the people, an act which...
(a) Turns out to be a mistake.
(b) He regrets having done.
(c) Saves a number of people.
(d) He is proud to have been able to do.

5. What did those who were burnt beg for?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) Help.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Nakamura's husband die?

2. After the explosion, what does Father Kleinsorge run around in?

3. After the bombing, at the Red Cross Hospital, Dr. Sasaki is...

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

5. What is one of the reasons that people pour into Asano Park?

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