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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. How many patients does Dr. Fujii have prior to the bombing?

2. How is Miss Sasaki related to Dr. Sasaki?

3. What do the Japanese call the B-29?

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

5. At what time does the atomic bomb flash above Hiroshima?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge.

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura.

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

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

9. What explains why so many citizens who are hurt go unattended and why so many citizens who might have lived die?

10. Prior to the bombing, why do the police question Mr. Tanimoto several times?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Sasaki and Mrs. Nakamura are the two women among the six main characters.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Miss Sasaki and Mrs. Nakamura. How are they different? How are they the same?

Part 2) What are Mrs. Nakamura's major struggles following the bombing? What are Miss Sasaki's major struggles? How do these women's lives turn out in the end?

Part 3) How would Mrs. Nakamura's life and Miss Sasaki's life been different had they had men in their lives?

Essay Topic 2

The six characters of Hiroshima witness horrific deaths after the bombing.

1. How do the characters in the book view death, particularly of those who die as a result of the bombing? Cite three examples that supports your theory.

2. Is the book ever really far from the subject of death? Are there parts that deal with only life and vitality? Give three examples that supports your theory.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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