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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the six survivors in Hiroshima, who John Hersey writes about, still wonder?
(a) They wonder why they lived while so many others died.
(b) They wonder if their lives will ever be normal again.
(c) They wonder whether the atomic bomb will ever be used again.
(d) They wonder why the Americnas used such a bomb on them.

2. What does NOT happen to the people at Asano Park?
(a) They die.
(b) They vomit.
(c) They have serious burns.
(d) Their hair falls off.

3. What does Dr. Sasaki eventually get permission from the Red Cross Hospital to do?
(a) To take a two-day break from the Red Cross Hospital.
(b) To go to his mother's home in Mukaihara.
(c) To sleep for seventeen hours.
(d) To transfer to another hospital.

4. How does Mrs. Nakamura react when her sewing machine is retrieved?
(a) She fears she is too ill to use it anyway.
(b) She is disappointed that it is all rusted and useless.
(c) She is happy that it is still in good shape.
(d) She is frustrated that parts of it need to be fixed.

5. What becomes of Dr. Sasaki's financial situation?
(a) He prospers.
(b) He becomes the richest doctor in Hiroshima.
(c) He makes enough to buy a decent home.
(d) He loses a lot of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Fujii do once his injuries begin to make progress?

2. How does President Truman respond to the international petition in support of the United World Federalists?

3. What is Dr. Terufumi Sasaki doing when the bomb drops?

4. What does Miss Sasaki decide she will do with her life?

5. Mostly, what food is brought back from the shelter for the wounded?

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