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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. What happens to the Kataoka children, sister and brother, whom Father Kleinsorge finds?

2. In trying to rebuild the city, what is the Planning Conference in Hiroshima at a loss to?

3. Why does Father Kelinsorge go to the police station the day after the bombing?

4. Where is Father Kleinsorge a year after the bomb?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does President Truman describe the atomic bomb during his radio announcement?

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

3. By midsummer, Mrs. Nakamura's savings are gone. How then does she survive?

4. What makes Father Kleinsorge a little hysterical, wanting to cry after feeling thirsty in the dreadful heat?

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

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

7. In trying to rescue the 20 or so men and women in the sandpit, what makes Mr. Tanimoto sick?

8. What happens to Mrs. Nakamura's physical condition a few weeks after the bombing?

9. Who does Mr. Tanimoto keep trying to avoid at the park?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The dropping of the atomic bomb causes the world to strongly react to avoid another similar catastrophe. Describe the various types of peace organizations that were established after the war, what their purposes were, and and whether or not they accomplished what they set out to do.

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