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

2. What falls on Miss Sasaki's legs after the bomb drops?
(a) An office desk.
(b) A statue.
(c) A bookcase.
(d) A table.

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

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

5. What nationality is Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge?
(a) French.
(b) American.
(c) Belgian.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Mr. Tanimoto and Father Kleinsorge eat from the garden on the way to the shelter?

3. What are the huge drops of water falling from the sky?

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

5. What is Mr. Masakazu Fujii doing when the bomb drops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Dr. Fujii's private clinic.

3. Describe Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura.

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

5. What is the atmosphere like at Asano Park?

6. What is the weather at Asano Park like?

7. Describe Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge.

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

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

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

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