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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. 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.

2. Why does Miss Toshiko Sasaki wake up at three A.M. the morning the bomb is dropped?
(a) She hears the warning sirens.
(b) She has a long commute to work.
(c) There is extra housework to do.
(d) She had a nightmare.

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

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

5. After the bombing, at the Red Cross Hospital, Dr. Sasaki is...
(a) He is not able to function because he lost his glasses.
(b) The only badly injured doctor.
(c) The sole uninjured doctor.
(d) He is too overwhelmed and shocked to attend to the patients coming in.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many patients does Dr. Fujii have prior to the bombing?

2. What happens when Mr. Tanimoto finds his wife after the bombing?

3. What do the six survivors in Hiroshima, who John Hersey writes about, still wonder?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What puzzles Dr. Fujii and his doctor friend about what they see after the bombing?

2. Describe Reverend Mr. Tanimoto.

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

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

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

6. Describe Dr. Terufumi Sasaki.

7. What are some of the reasons people pour into Asano Park?

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

9. Why does Miss Toshiko Sasaki get up at 3 o'clock in the morning the day the bomb falls?

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

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