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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the civilians hear on the radio that brings them tears?
(a) Their government promising to rebuild their homes.
(b) The pilot of Enola Gay saying he didn't realize the magnitute of what he was doing.
(c) People expressing the horros they'd undergone as a result of the bombing.
(d) The Emperor's voice.

2. What do the people attribute their sickness of nausea and vomiting to?
(a) The food they'd eaten.
(b) The terrible smell of the bomb.
(c) The water they'd drank.
(d) Gas the Americans dropped.

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

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

5. Who does the prefecture order to help clear the fire lanes?
(a) The boys from secondary schools.
(b) The male students from colleges and universities.
(c) The female students from colleges and universities.
(d) The girls from secondary schools.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Miss Sasaki's neighbor at the factory mistaken about?

3. What does Mr. Tanaka do as Mr. Tanimoto reads the psalm?

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

5. To the Japanese, what is a greater moral responsibility than adequate care of the living?

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