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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 sleeping in the shelter.
(d) They are at home while he finds a place for their valuables.

3. What did Mrs. Nakamura's deceased husband do for a living?
(a) He was a government official.
(b) He was a clerk.
(c) He was a tailor.
(d) He was a surgeon.

4. For more than a month, Dr. Sasaki works...
(a) With a badly injured leg.
(b) With a badly injured arm.
(c) Without having any glasses.
(d) Wearing someone else's glasses.

5. What did those who were burnt beg for?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) A doctor.
(d) Help.

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

7. What does Mr. Fukai, the Secretary of the diocese, keep saying while he's being rescued?
(a) "I must find my family."
(b) "I must save this building."
(c) "Leave me here to die."
(d) "I don't want to die."

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

9. Early in the afternoon, what sweeps into Asano Park?
(a) Fire.
(b) Dust.
(c) Bombing.
(d) Rocks.

10. What does Mr. Tanimoto take from the five dead men in the river?
(a) He takes their food.
(b) He takes their boat.
(c) He takes their wallets.
(d) He takes their glasses.

11. What falls on Miss Sasaki's legs after the bomb drops?
(a) A bookcase.
(b) A statue.
(c) A table.
(d) An office desk.

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

13. Why does Dr. Fujii like to read the Osaka News?
(a) His wife lives there.
(b) He plans to move there after the war.
(c) His clinic is in Osaka.
(d) The Osaka News delivers the most accurate news.

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

15. What is one of the reasons that people pour into Asano Park?
(a) They believe that if the Americans come back, they would bomb only buildings.
(b) They believe that if another bomb hits, they could hide behind the rocks and trees in the garden.
(c) They believe that they will have all the food and water they need there.
(d) The park was too far away from Hiroshima to be affected by the bombings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls...

3. When a roar of approaching planes is heard at Asano Park, the baker commands people to take off garments having what color?

4. What is Miss Toshinki Sasaki's profession?

5. What does Mrs. Nakamura do as soon as everything turns white?

(see the answer keys)

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