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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When abnormally large drops of rain fall on the people at Asano Park, what does someone shout?
(a) "The Americans are dropping gasoline."
(b) "The Americans are dropping some kind of poison."
(c) "The government is going to save us."
(d) "More B-29s!"

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

3. In general, the survivors of Hiroshima...
(a) They only assisted the women, children and elders.
(b) They assisted only their relatives or immediate neighbors.
(c) They tried to help everyone around them.
(d) They were too shocked to help anyone but themselves.

4. How does Mrs. Nakamura's husband die?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He dies while serving in the army.
(c) He has a heart attack.
(d) He is killed in a car accident.

5. Where does Dr. Sasaki work?
(a) A private clinic.
(b) Hiroshima Hospital.
(c) The Hiroshima University hospital.
(d) The Red Cross Hospital.

6. Where does Dr. Fujii work?
(a) He operates a private hospital.
(b) He works at a local clinic.
(c) He operates a family-owned clinic.
(d) He works at Hiroshima Hospital.

7. After the bombing, what happens to Dr. Fujii's hospital?
(a) It remains in the bank of the Kyo Rover.
(b) It is burned down by fire.
(c) It remains standing.
(d) It goes into the river.

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

9. In Chapter 2, why does Mr. Tanimoto run back to a hillock in the rayon man's garden?
(a) He wants to hide in a better area.
(b) He wants to get a view of Hiroshima.
(c) He wants to help more wounded people.
(d) He wants to find his friends.

10. What is Mr. Hatsuyo Nakamura doing when the bomb drops?
(a) She is watching a neighbor from her kitchen window.
(b) She is watching her five year old from the bedroom window.
(c) She is fixing up her childrens' bedroom.
(d) She is cooking a meal for her children in the kitchen.

11. Mr. Tanimoto carries water from the river to the people, an act which...
(a) He regrets having done.
(b) He is proud to have been able to do.
(c) Saves a number of people.
(d) Turns out to be a mistake.

12. For more than a month, Dr. Sasaki works...
(a) With a badly injured arm.
(b) With a badly injured leg.
(c) Without having any glasses.
(d) Wearing someone else's glasses.

13. What does Mrs. Nakamura do as soon as everything turns white?
(a) She turns towards her children.
(b) She kneels down and covers her head.
(c) She runs outside.
(d) She hides beneath the bed.

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

15. What is the Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto doing when the bomb drops?
(a) He is about to unload a cart of clothes at a rich man's home in the suburbs.
(b) He is about to knock on the door of a relative's home who lives in the suburbs.
(c) He is about to deliver a cart of food at an old man's home in the suburbs.
(d) He is about to take a long walk in the suburbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Nakamura dresses her children in everything except for...

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

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

4. What are the huge drops of water falling from the sky?

5. How many children does Mrs. Hasuyo Nakamura have?

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