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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dr. Sasaki work?
(a) The Hiroshima University hospital.
(b) The Red Cross Hospital.
(c) Hiroshima Hospital.
(d) A private clinic.

2. What is Mr. Masakazu Fujii doing when the bomb drops?
(a) He has just sat down to read the paper on the porch.
(b) He has just sat down to drink a cup of coffee on the porch.
(c) He has just begun to chat with a patient.
(d) He has just begun to give orders to his nurse.

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

4. What happens to the climate in Asano Park?
(a) Rain smelling like gas starts pouring down.
(b) Snow begins to fall.
(c) A whirlwind rips through the park.
(d) A sandstorm rips through the park.

5. What does Mrs. Nakamura do with the sewing machine prior to leaving her home?
(a) She hides it in the closet.
(b) She buries it under some furniture.
(c) She hides it in the cement tank of water in front of her house.
(d) She leaves it where it is.

6. Why does Dr. Fujii have to get up early on the morning the bomb is dropped?
(a) He has to tend to newcoming patients.
(b) He has to see a houseguest off on a train.
(c) He has to pack his belongings in preparation to go to the shelter.
(d) He has to make breakfast for his children.

7. What do the six survivors in Hiroshima, who John Hersey writes about, still wonder?
(a) They wonder why they lived while so many others died.
(b) They wonder whether the atomic bomb will ever be used again.
(c) They wonder why the Americnas used such a bomb on them.
(d) They wonder if their lives will ever be normal again.

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

9. How many patients does Dr. Fujii have prior to the bombing?
(a) 26.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 15.

10. How many children does Mrs. Hasuyo Nakamura have?
(a) She has one son and two daughters.
(b) She has two sons and two daughters.
(c) She has two daughters and one son.
(d) She has a son and a daughter.

11. Why does the Jesuit's mission house remain standing after the bombing?
(a) It used to be a shelter.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Its concrete was extroardinarily thick.
(d) It was braced and double braced.

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

13. What happens when Mr. Tanimoto finds his wife after the bombing?
(a) They part again.
(b) They help each other help others.
(c) They debate whether or not they should go to Asano Park.
(d) Together, they try to find safety.

14. When abnormally large drops of rain fall on the people at Asano Park, what does someone shout?
(a) "The Americans are dropping some kind of poison."
(b) "The government is going to save us."
(c) "The Americans are dropping gasoline."
(d) "More B-29s!"

15. How does Mrs. Nakamura's husband die?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He is killed in a car accident.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) He dies while serving in the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Halsuyo Nakamura's profession?

2. Mrs. Nakamura dresses her children in everything except for...

3. In Chapter 2, why does Mr. Tanimoto run back to a hillock in the rayon man's garden?

4. What does Mr. Fukai, the Secretary of the diocese, keep saying while he's being rescued?

5. After the bombing, at the Red Cross Hospital, Dr. Sasaki is...

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