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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. Why does Dr. Fujii like to read the Osaka News?
(a) His clinic is in Osaka.
(b) The Osaka News delivers the most accurate news.
(c) His wife lives there.
(d) He plans to move there after the war.

2. What did Mrs. Nakamura's deceased husband do for a living?
(a) He was a tailor.
(b) He was a clerk.
(c) He was a government official.
(d) He was a surgeon.

3. What did those who were burnt beg for?
(a) Help.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) A doctor.

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

5. What does Mr. Fukai, the Secretary of the diocese, keep saying while he's being rescued?
(a) "I don't want to die."
(b) "Leave me here to die."
(c) "I must save this building."
(d) "I must find my family."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the 20-year-old woman doing when Mr. Tanimoto sees her?

2. Prior to the bombing, what happens to Hiroshima's population?

3. What do the people attribute their sickness of nausea and vomiting to?

4. Early in the afternoon, what sweeps into Asano Park?

5. Once Mrs. Nakamura takes her children out into the street, what does she worry about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the weather at Asano Park like?

4. Describe Dr. Fujii's private clinic.

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

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

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

8. What does Mr. Tanimoto encounter on his way to and from finding his wife and baby?

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

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

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