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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day is the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

2. How does Mr. Tarimoto react when he sees his wife?

3. How many people in Hiroshima are killed by the atomic bomb?

4. Mr. Tanimoto carries water from the river to the people, an act which...

5. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Reverend Mr. Tanimoto.

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

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

7. Describe Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura.

8. What is the weather at Asano Park like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Weeks after the explosion, people experience radiation sickness.

1. How were some of the characters able to excel despite radiation sickness? Would the characters have been able to push as far had they not experienced the trauma of the atomic bomb and radiation sickness?

2. What immediate actions could the Japanese or other governments, like that of the United states, have done to help ease the peoples' radiation sickness?

Essay Topic 2

After the bomb drops, Dr. Sasaki and Mr. Tanimoto put a great deal of efforts in helping others.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Dr. Sasaki and the Reverend Mr. Tanimoto. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 2) In general, who works harder, Dr. Sasaki or Mr. Tanimoto? Cite three examples from the book to support your case.

Part 3) How are the two men affected differently/similarly by what happens to Hiroshima? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

The Japanese government's response to the bombing.

1) Why is the government slow to respond to the victims of the bombing? Cite three examples from the book.

2) When and why does the government begin to respond to the citizens of Hiroshima who were affected by the bomb?

3) How do the characters in the book view their government's response to the bomb? Do they blame their government for the Hiroshima bombing? What about the bombing of Nagasaki? Cite three examples from the book.

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