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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. In general, the survivors of Hiroshima...
(a) They tried to help everyone around them.
(b) They assisted only their relatives or immediate neighbors.
(c) They only assisted the women, children and elders.
(d) They were too shocked to help anyone but themselves.

2. Where does Mrs. Nakamura and her children go to after leaving the park?
(a) They move in with Mrs. Nakamura's sister-in-law.
(b) They live at the shelter for a while.
(c) They have Father Kleinsorge find them a small room.
(d) They move in with Mrs. Nakamura's family.

3. How is Miss Sasaki related to Dr. Sasaki?
(a) She is his cousin.
(b) She is his niece.
(c) She is his sister-in-law.
(d) There is no relation.

4. Where is the Reverend Mr. Tanimoto's wife and baby when the bomb falls?
(a) They are spending the night with a friend in another city.
(b) They are staying at the church with others.
(c) They are at home while he finds a place for their valuables.
(d) They are sleeping in the shelter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After 19 straight hours of gruesome work, what does Dr. Sasaki and other survivors of the hospital staff do?

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?

3. Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls...

4. What are the people at Asano Park promised by a young officer?

5. What do the Japanese call the B-29?

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