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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Dr. Fujii like to read the Osaka News?
(a) The Osaka News delivers the most accurate news.
(b) His clinic is in Osaka.
(c) He plans to move there after the war.
(d) His wife lives there.

3. What do Mr. Tanimoto and Father Kleinsorge eat from the garden on the way to the shelter?
(a) A roasted pumpkin.
(b) Roasted potatoes.
(c) Roasted peanuts.
(d) A roasted corn on the cob.

4. What is Miss Toshinki Sasaki's profession?
(a) She is a nurse.
(b) She is a bookkeeper.
(c) She is a librarian.
(d) She is a clerk.

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

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

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

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

9. What does the man who tries to rescue Miss Sasaki tell her?
(a) "If you hang onto my arm, I'll be able to pull you out."
(b) "We have no men to help you! You'll have to get out by yourself."
(c) "Don't move! I'll return in an hour!"
(d) "I am too weak to get you out of here."

10. What is Dr. Terufumi Sasaki doing when the bomb drops?
(a) He is walking along a hospital corridor with a blood specimen for a Wasserman test.
(b) He is examining a blood specimen for a Wasserman test.
(c) He is collecting blood specimen for a Wasserman test.
(d) He is drawing a blood test from a patient for a Wasserman test.

11. Where is the Reverend Mr. Tanimoto's wife and baby when the bomb falls?
(a) They are spending the night with a friend in another city.
(b) They are staying at the church with others.
(c) They are sleeping in the shelter.
(d) They are at home while he finds a place for their valuables.

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

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

14. Why is Mrs. Nakamura's neighbor tearing down his house before the bombing?
(a) It lies in a dangerous spot.
(b) He wants to build a new home.
(c) It lies in the path of an air-raid-defense fire lane.
(d) He wants to build a small shelter instead.

15. What does Mrs. Nakamura do with the sewing machine prior to leaving her home?
(a) She hides it in the closet.
(b) She hides it in the cement tank of water in front of her house.
(c) She buries it under some furniture.
(d) She leaves it where it is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Tanimoto carries water from the river to the people, an act which...

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

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

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

5. How does Mr. Tarimoto react when he sees his wife?

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