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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. Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls...
(a) Having heard people calling to be rescued.
(b) Having heard any sirens warning of the bomb hours prior to the bombing.
(c) Having heard any noise of the bomb.
(d) Having heard the all clear sounding.

2. At what time does the atomic bomb flash above Hiroshima?
(a) 8:15 A.M.
(b) 11:15 A.M.
(c) 6:00 A.M.
(d) 9:00 A.M.

3. What are the huge drops of water falling from the sky?
(a) They are simply rain.
(b) They are water coming from the hoses of firemen fighting the blaze.
(c) They are drops of condensed moisture.
(d) They are water mixed with fission fragments.

4. Why does Dr. Fujii have to get up early on the morning the bomb is dropped?
(a) He has to make breakfast for his children.
(b) He has to see a houseguest off on a train.
(c) He has to pack his belongings in preparation to go to the shelter.
(d) He has to tend to newcoming patients.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dr. Terufimi Sasaki live with?

2. Before the bomb falls, what does everyone in Hiroshima expect to suffer?

3. What does Mr. Fukai, the Secretary of the diocese, keep saying while he's being rescued?

4. What does Mr. Tanimoto take from the five dead men in the river?

5. Who does the prefecture order to help clear the fire lanes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge.

6. Describe Dr. Masakazu Fujii and his lifestyle prior to the bombing.

7. What are the weather and conditions like as Dr. Fujii walks over the bridge after the bombing?

8. Describe Reverend Mr. Tanimoto.

9. What is the manner in which Miss Sasaki is rescued?

10. Describe Dr. Terufumi Sasaki.

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