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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) His wife lives there.
(b) The Osaka News delivers the most accurate news.
(c) His clinic is in Osaka.
(d) He plans to move there after the war.

2. What is the 20-year-old woman doing when Mr. Tanimoto sees her?
(a) She is talking to her dead infant daughter as if she's alive.
(b) She is carrying her dead infant daughter in her arms.
(c) She is trying to feed her dead infant son as if he's alive.
(d) She is bundling her dead infant son to keep him warm.

3. Once Mrs. Nakamura takes her children out into the street, what does she worry about?
(a) Her children being sick.
(b) Her children being cold.
(c) Her children being tired.
(d) Her children being hot.

4. What happens to the climate in Asano Park?
(a) Snow begins to fall.
(b) A sandstorm rips through the park.
(c) A whirlwind rips through the park.
(d) Rain smelling like gas starts pouring down.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?

2. When abnormally large drops of rain fall on the people at Asano Park, what does someone shout?

3. Why does Dr. Fujii have to get up early on the morning the bomb is dropped?

4. What do the six survivors in Hiroshima, who John Hersey writes about, still wonder?

5. What happens when Mr. Tanimoto finds his wife after the bombing?

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