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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

When abnormally large drops of rain fall on the people at Asano Park, what does someone shout? (from The Fire)

"The government is going to save us."

"The Americans are dropping gasoline."

"More B-29s!"

"The Americans are dropping some kind of poison."

2.

In Chapter 3, when Mr. Tanimoto reaches down to the river and takes a woman by the hand, what sickens him so much that he has to sit down? (from Details are Being Investigated)

He hears her joints disconnecting from each other.

Her bones break through her skin.

Her skin slips off in huge, glovelike pieces.

Her hands are as hard as clay.

3.

In general, the survivors of Hiroshima... (from The Fire)

They only assisted the women, children and elders.

They assisted only their relatives or immediate neighbors.

They tried to help everyone around them.

They were too shocked to help anyone but themselves.

4.

What happns after Dr. Fujii's death? (from The Aftermath)

His family quarrels over his property.

He is not cremated and buried to Japanese tradition.

His wife remarries.

His children neglect his business and it falls apart.

5.

What does a shortwave rebroadcast announcement by the President of the United States do? (from Details are Being Investigated)

It expresses sympathy for the citizens who were killed and wounded.

It identifies the new bomb as atomic.

It warns of another bomb expected to hit Japan.

It identifies the number of people the bomb killed.

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