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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Panic Grass and Feverfew.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the huge drops of water falling from the sky?
(a) They are simply rain.
(b) They are water coming from the hoses of firemen fighting the blaze.
(c) They are drops of condensed moisture.
(d) They are water mixed with fission fragments.

2. What is the condition of one of the wounded people lying beside Miss Sasaki?
(a) A soldier's eye sockets are hollow from the burns.
(b) A woman has lost her breast.
(c) An old woman is nearly dead.
(d) A man has lost his arm.

3. After the explosion, what does Father Kleinsorge run around in?
(a) His underwear.
(b) His bathrobe.
(c) His pajamas.
(d) A heavy coat.

4. What does a young man who is staying at the same hospital as that of Miss Sasaki give her?
(a) A ring.
(b) A watch.
(c) A pen.
(d) A book.

5. Mr. Tanimoto carries water from the river to the people, an act which...
(a) Turns out to be a mistake.
(b) Saves a number of people.
(c) He is proud to have been able to do.
(d) He regrets having done.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the bombing, what happens to Dr. Fujii's hospital?

2. How does Mr. Tarimoto react when he sees his wife?

3. What does Mr. Tanaka do as Mr. Tanimoto reads the psalm?

4. What does Dr. Fujii do once his injuries begin to make progress?

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

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