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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day is the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) August 1, 1945.
(b) August 26, 1945.
(c) August 6, 1945.
(d) August 16, 1945.

2. What falls on Miss Sasaki's legs after the bomb drops?
(a) A bookcase.
(b) An office desk.
(c) A statue.
(d) A table.

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

4. What are the huge drops of water falling from the sky?
(a) They are simply rain.
(b) They are drops of condensed moisture.
(c) They are water coming from the hoses of firemen fighting the blaze.
(d) They are water mixed with fission fragments.

5. In general, the survivors of Hiroshima...
(a) They assisted only their relatives or immediate neighbors.
(b) They tried to help everyone around them.
(c) They were too shocked to help anyone but themselves.
(d) They only assisted the women, children and elders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prior to the bombing, what happens to Hiroshima's population?

2. With whom is Miss Sasaki laid on a large sheet under the rain?

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

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

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

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