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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do people hear prior to the bomb dropping?
(a) The warning siren.
(b) The all-clear sound.
(c) A radio announcement assuring everyone that all is safe.
(d) A plane flying over.

3. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) Dr. Sasaki.
(c) Mr. Tarimoto.
(d) She frees them herself.

4. What it something Dr. Fujii feel despite the misery all around him?
(a) He wishes he wasn't a doctor so he wouldn't have to attend to anyone.
(b) He is ashamed of his appearance.
(c) He is positive that most of the wounded will survive.
(d) He is afraid that he lost all his wealth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the wounded calling out to Mr. Tanimoto?

2. Why does the Jesuit's mission house remain standing after the bombing?

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

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

5. What is one of the reasons that people pour into Asano Park?

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