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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. When is the second bomb dropped on Nagasaki?

2. At Asano Park, after Father Kleinsorge tries to settle down for the night, prays, and falls asleep, what wakes him up?

3. After the bombing, what two feeling predominate the citizens of Hiroshima for the Americans?

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

5. What does the doctor tell Mother Superior about Father Kleinsorge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mr. Tanaka.

2. What affect does Father Kleinsorge's answers to Miss Sasaki's questions about life have on her health?

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

4. What in particular makes Miss Sasaki uneasy when she sees the ruins of Hiroshima for the first time?

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

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

7. What does Mr. Tanimoto see when he awakes in the first light of dawn, the first morning after the bombing?

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

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

10. What does Miss Sasaki think about while at the hospital and why?

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

After the bombing the Japanese are stoic in a number of ways. Describe the various ways that the Japanese show stoicism and explain what roots and relationships the characters have to their heritage and government. Cite three examples that prove your theory.

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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