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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Fujii like to read the Osaka News?
(a) He plans to move there after the war.
(b) The Osaka News delivers the most accurate news.
(c) His clinic is in Osaka.
(d) His wife lives there.

2. How does Mrs. Nakamura's husband die?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He dies while serving in the army.
(c) He is killed in a car accident.
(d) He has a heart attack.

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

4. What do the Japanese call the B-29?
(a) Mr. Bomb.
(b) Mr. B-29.
(c) Mr. 29.
(d) Mr. B.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Nakamura do with the sewing machine prior to leaving her home?

2. What is the 20-year-old woman doing when Mr. Tanimoto sees her?

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

4. What is the Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto doing when the bomb drops?

5. How many people in Hiroshima are killed by the atomic bomb?

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