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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in 1966 when Nakamura retires from Suyama Chemical?
(a) She starts sewing for extra income.
(b) She remains indoors for the majority of her days.
(c) She starts selling baked goods from home.
(d) She is able to enjoy her life.

2. 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 frustrated that parts of it need to be fixed.
(c) She is happy that it is still in good shape.
(d) She is disappointed that it is all rusted and useless.

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

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

5. What happens to Father Kleinsorge that eventually leads to his death?
(a) He slips and falls on an icy path.
(b) He works all night treating orphans that recently came to the chapel.
(c) He gets into a car accident.
(d) He is diagnosed with cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the news that was heard on the radio August 15 convey?

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

3. How does Mrs. Nakamura's husband die?

4. What is Mrs. Halsuyo Nakamura's profession?

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

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