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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Nakamura dresses her children in everything except for...
(a) Shoes.
(b) Air-raid helmets.
(c) An overcoat.
(d) Gloves.

2. Prior to the bombing, what happens to Hiroshima's population?
(a) It is increased to help clear the fire lanes.
(b) It becomes absent of many professionals who flee the city.
(c) It is reduced due to several evacuation programs.
(d) It suffers poverty due to the war.

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

4. What do Mr. Tanimoto and Father Kleinsorge eat from the garden on the way to the shelter?
(a) Roasted potatoes.
(b) A roasted pumpkin.
(c) Roasted peanuts.
(d) A roasted corn on the cob.

5. How many people in Hiroshima are killed by the atomic bomb?
(a) A hundred thousand.
(b) Three hundred thousand.
(c) Two hundred thousand.
(d) Two hundred and fifty thousand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, after the bombing, why does Mr. Tanimoto run towards the city when everyone else is running out?

3. What is Mr. Hatsuyo Nakamura doing when the bomb drops?

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

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

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