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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. How does Mrs. Nakamura react when her sewing machine is retrieved?
(a) She is frustrated that parts of it need to be fixed.
(b) She fears she is too ill to use it anyway.
(c) She is happy that it is still in good shape.
(d) She is disappointed that it is all rusted and useless.

2. Why does Miss Toshiko Sasaki wake up at three A.M. the morning the bomb is dropped?
(a) There is extra housework to do.
(b) She has a long commute to work.
(c) She had a nightmare.
(d) She hears the warning sirens.

3. What is Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge doing when the bomb falls?
(a) He is lying on a cot reading a Jesuit magazine.
(b) He is writing a letter while lying on a cot.
(c) He is sleeping on a cot.
(d) He is praying while lying on a cot.

4. After the bombing, what happens to Dr. Fujii's hospital?
(a) It goes into the river.
(b) It remains in the bank of the Kyo Rover.
(c) It is burned down by fire.
(d) It remains standing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Hiroshima, Father Kleinsorges is one of thousands of sufferers; in Tokyo...

2. What is a Molotov flower basket?

3. What does Mr. Tanimoto have to keep consciously repeating to himself in order to get all the people across the river?

4. Why does the Jesuit's mission house remain standing after the bombing?

5. What does Dr. Fujii do the night after the explosion?

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