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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fire.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Mr. Tanimoto and Father Kleinsorge eat from the garden on the way to the shelter?
(a) A roasted pumpkin.
(b) A roasted corn on the cob.
(c) Roasted potatoes.
(d) Roasted peanuts.

3. Who does Dr. Terufimi Sasaki live with?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

4. Why is Mrs. Nakamura's neighbor tearing down his house before the bombing?
(a) It lies in a dangerous spot.
(b) It lies in the path of an air-raid-defense fire lane.
(c) He wants to build a new home.
(d) He wants to build a small shelter instead.

5. Once Mrs. Nakamura takes her children out into the street, what does she worry about?
(a) Her children being tired.
(b) Her children being sick.
(c) Her children being cold.
(d) Her children being hot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Hatsuyo Nakamura doing when the bomb drops?

2. Who helps Mrs. Nakamura free the children?

3. Why are the wounded calling out to Mr. Tanimoto?

4. What is a Molotov flower basket?

5. What did Mrs. Nakamura's deceased husband do for a living?

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