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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Asano Park, how do the wounded die?
(a) They die quietly.
(b) They complain the whole way through.
(c) They beg to be treated.
(d) They scream in pain.

2. What is Mr. Masakazu Fujii doing when the bomb drops?
(a) He has just begun to give orders to his nurse.
(b) He has just begun to chat with a patient.
(c) He has just sat down to drink a cup of coffee on the porch.
(d) He has just sat down to read the paper on the porch.

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

4. 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 small shelter instead.
(c) He wants to build a new home.
(d) It lies in the path of an air-raid-defense fire lane.

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

6. What is one of the reasons that people pour into Asano Park?
(a) They believe that they will have all the food and water they need there.
(b) They believe that if the Americans come back, they would bomb only buildings.
(c) The park was too far away from Hiroshima to be affected by the bombings.
(d) They believe that if another bomb hits, they could hide behind the rocks and trees in the garden.

7. Mostly, what food is brought back from the shelter for the wounded?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Rice.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Potatoes.

8. After being at the park for a while, what becomes the peoples' concern?
(a) They fear they won't be safe at the park until morning.
(b) They fear the water they've drank is contaminated.
(c) They are in a lot of pain and beg for medication.
(d) They are hungry and beg for food.

9. Who does Dr. Terufimi Sasaki live with?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His father.

10. On what day is the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) August 1, 1945.
(b) August 6, 1945.
(c) August 16, 1945.
(d) August 26, 1945.

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

12. In Chapter 2, after the bombing, why does Mr. Tanimoto run towards the city when everyone else is running out?
(a) He wants to get some valuables out of his home.
(b) He wants to see if his wife and baby are okay.
(c) He needs to find doctors to help the wounded.
(d) He wants to get food for the hungry.

13. 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.

14. What is a Molotov flower basket?
(a) The name the Japanese gave the atomic bomb.
(b) The name the Japanese gave the American bombers.
(c) The delicate Japanese name for B-29s.
(d) The delicate Japanese name for self-scattering cluster of bombs.

15. How does Mr. Tarimoto react when he sees his wife?
(a) He is horrified by the sight of her wounds.
(b) He says, "Oh, you are safe."
(c) He embraces her and their baby.
(d) He weeps and expresses how worried he'd been about them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What it something Dr. Fujii feel despite the misery all around him?

2. What is the Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto doing when the bomb drops?

3. What does Mrs. Nakamura do as soon as everything turns white?

4. What is Miss Toshinki doing when the bomb drops?

5. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?

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