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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. Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls...

2. Why does Miss Toshiko Sasaki wake up at three A.M. the morning the bomb is dropped?

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

4. Why is Mrs. Nakamura's neighbor tearing down his house before the bombing?

5. Why does Dr. Fujii like to read the Osaka News?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the atmosphere like at Asano Park?

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

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

4. Describe Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura.

5. Describe Reverend Mr. Tanimoto.

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

7. Describe Dr. Terufumi Sasaki.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trying to make a "home" in a foreign land.

1. Discuss how Father Kleinsorge attempts to make a home in a foreign land. Cite three examples that prove your theory.

2. Does Father Kleinsorge reach out to people or attempt to create a community in Japan out of need, service, or generosity?

Essay Topic 2

The effectiveness, or lack of, establishing peace after the bombing.

1. Are the various characters' attempts at establishing peace considered futile or productive? Cite three examples that prove your theory.

2. Did people like Mr. Tanimoto and Norman Cousins make a difference in Japan, the U.S., and the world? What difference(s)?

3. How effect would the absence of such people as Mr. Tanimoto and Norman Cousins have on the world?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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