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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. By February 1946, what condition is Miss Sasaki in when Father Kleinsorge visits her?
(a) She has grown more and more depressed and morbid.
(b) She is ready to start a new life.
(c) She is beginning to walk around and show signs of strength.
(d) She is getting sicker everyday.

2. In Chapter 3, when Mr. Tanimoto reaches down to the river and takes a woman by the hand, what sickens him so much that he has to sit down?
(a) He hears her joints disconnecting from each other.
(b) Her hands are as hard as clay.
(c) Her bones break through her skin.
(d) Her skin slips off in huge, glovelike pieces.

3. A year after the bomb is dropped, Miss Sasaki is...
(a) In a deep depression.
(b) A cripple.
(c) A happy woman.
(d) Married.

4. When Father Kleinsorge arrives to the hospital, what condition is he in?
(a) He is bleeding profusely.
(b) He is terribly pale and very shaky.
(c) He has a terrible rash all over.
(d) He is unconscious.

5. Why does Father Kelinsorge go to the police station the day after the bombing?
(a) To see if they needed any help.
(b) To find the parents of two little children.
(c) To fill out a claim form for property damage.
(d) To ask if they could assist in bringing doctors to Asano Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the civilians hear on the radio that brings them tears?

2. In Chapter 3, what happens in Hiroshima that causes more devastation?

3. What happens to Dr. Sasaki about seven months after the bombing?

4. What ends up happening to Mr. Fukai, the Japanese secretary of the diocese?

5. On August 15, who publicly speaks for the first time in Japanese history over the radio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dr. Fujii doing a month after the bombing?

2. How do the Japanese react to their Emperor's radio broadcast?

3. What theory does Dr. Sasaki and his colleagues at the Red Cross Hospital make about the first stage of the radiation disease?

4. By mid-September, what is Dr. Sasaki's condition at the Red Cross Hospital?

5. After he feels better, why is Father Kleinsorge able to enjoy himself at the hospital in Tokyo?

6. How do the Nakamura children spend the night at Asano Park the day of the bombing?

7. How does Miss Sasaki spend the first night of the bombing?

8. Outside, what is the condition of the Red Cross Hospital?

9. What are the views of the people of Hiroshima about the ethics of using the bomb?

10. What does Mr. Tanimoto see when he goes to find a doctor at an aid station?

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