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

2. What does Dr. Terufumi Sasaki do without a permit?
(a) He visits a few sick people.
(b) He charges his patients.
(c) He sells medicine.
(d) He treats patients with illnesses he is not an expert in.

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

4. When abnormally large drops of rain fall on the people at Asano Park, what does someone shout?
(a) "The Americans are dropping some kind of poison."
(b) "More B-29s!"
(c) "The Americans are dropping gasoline."
(d) "The government is going to save us."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto doing when the bomb drops?

3. What is Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge doing when the bomb falls?

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

5. With whom is Miss Sasaki laid on a large sheet under the rain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the weather at Asano Park like?

3. Describe Reverend Mr. Tanimoto.

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

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

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

7. Describe Dr. Terufumi Sasaki.

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

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

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

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