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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Mrs. Hasuyo Nakamura have?
(a) She has two daughters and one son.
(b) She has two sons and two daughters.
(c) She has one son and two daughters.
(d) She has a son and a daughter.

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

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

4. Why does the Jesuit's mission house remain standing after the bombing?
(a) It was braced and double braced.
(b) Its concrete was extroardinarily thick.
(c) It used to be a shelter.
(d) No one knows.

5. What happens when Mr. Tanimoto finds his wife after the bombing?
(a) Together, they try to find safety.
(b) They debate whether or not they should go to Asano Park.
(c) They help each other help others.
(d) They part again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the climate in Asano Park?

2. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?

3. After being at the park for a while, what becomes the peoples' concern?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. The day of the bombing, what is Mr. Tanimoto's morning like?

2. What steps does Mrs. Nakamura take after the bombing?

3. What may have saved Dr. Sasaki's life the morning of the bomb?

4. How does Mrs. Nakamura and her children spend the night prior to the bombing?

5. What is Mrs. Nakamura doing the morning of the bombing?

6. How does Dr. Sasaki work at the Red Cross Hospital under the horrific circumstances?

7. What is the atmosphere like at Asano Park?

8. How does Mr. Fukai, the secretary of the diocese, behave after Hiroshima is hit by the bomb?

9. Describe Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura.

10. After the bomb hits, what does Mr. Tanimoto see from the mound in the garden?

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