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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before the bomb falls, what does everyone in Hiroshima expect to suffer?
(a) The atomic bomb.
(b) A hydrogen bomb.
(c) Massive B-29 raids.
(d) Poison gas.

2. 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 goes into the river.
(d) It remains standing.

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

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

5. How is Miss Sasaki related to Dr. Sasaki?
(a) She is his niece.
(b) She is his sister-in-law.
(c) There is no relation.
(d) She is his cousin.

6. What is Mrs. Halsuyo Nakamura's profession?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a dental assistant.
(c) She is a nurse.
(d) She is a tailor.

7. When a roar of approaching planes is heard at Asano Park, the baker commands people to take off garments having what color?
(a) Orange.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

8. 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 cooking a meal for her children in the kitchen.
(d) She is fixing up her childrens' bedroom.

9. What did those who were burnt beg for?
(a) A doctor.
(b) Help.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

10. What nationality is Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge?
(a) French.
(b) Belgian.
(c) American.
(d) German.

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

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

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

14. What did Mrs. Nakamura's deceased husband do for a living?
(a) He was a surgeon.
(b) He was a government official.
(c) He was a clerk.
(d) He was a tailor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NOT happen to the people at Asano Park?

2. After the explosion, what does Father Kleinsorge run around in?

3. Early in the afternoon, what sweeps into Asano Park?

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

5. What do people hear prior to the bomb dropping?

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