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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At Asano Park, how do the wounded die?
(a) They die quietly.
(b) They beg to be treated.
(c) They complain the whole way through.
(d) They scream in pain.

3. Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls...
(a) Having heard any sirens warning of the bomb hours prior to the bombing.
(b) Having heard the all clear sounding.
(c) Having heard any noise of the bomb.
(d) Having heard people calling to be rescued.

4. Where does Dr. Sasaki work?
(a) The Hiroshima University hospital.
(b) Hiroshima Hospital.
(c) The Red Cross Hospital.
(d) A private clinic.

5. What does the man who tries to rescue Miss Sasaki tell her?
(a) "We have no men to help you! You'll have to get out by yourself."
(b) "I am too weak to get you out of here."
(c) "If you hang onto my arm, I'll be able to pull you out."
(d) "Don't move! I'll return in an hour!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the bomb falls, what does everyone in Hiroshima expect to suffer?

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, why does Mr. Tanimoto run back to a hillock in the rayon man's garden?

5. Mrs. Nakamura dresses her children in everything except for...

(see the answer key)

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