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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day is the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) August 16, 1945.
(b) August 26, 1945.
(c) August 1, 1945.
(d) August 6, 1945.

2. 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.

3. Prior to the bombing, what happens to Hiroshima's population?
(a) It becomes absent of many professionals who flee the city.
(b) It is increased to help clear the fire lanes.
(c) It is reduced due to several evacuation programs.
(d) It suffers poverty due to the war.

4. What is Miss Toshinki doing when the bomb drops?
(a) She has just lifted some papers off her desk.
(b) She has just grabbed a cup of coffee and is heading towards her desk.
(c) She has just approached her boss to ask for a raise.
(d) She has just turned her head to chat with the girl at the next desk.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the 20-year-old woman doing when Mr. Tanimoto sees her?

3. Where does Dr. Sasaki work?

4. Where is the Reverend Mr. Tanimoto's wife and baby when the bomb falls?

5. Mostly, what food is brought back from the shelter for the wounded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Nakamura and her children spend the night prior to the bombing?

2. What are the weather and conditions like as Dr. Fujii walks over the bridge after the bombing?

3. What is Mrs. Nakamura doing the morning of the bombing?

4. Describe Dr. Masakazu Fujii and his lifestyle prior to the bombing.

5. Describe Reverend Mr. Tanimoto.

6. How does Mr. Fukai, the secretary of the diocese, behave after Hiroshima is hit by the bomb?

7. What does Mr. Tanimoto encounter on his way to and from finding his wife and baby?

8. How does Dr. Sasaki work at the Red Cross Hospital under the horrific circumstances?

9. After the bomb hits, what does Mr. Tanimoto see from the mound in the garden?

10. What is the atmosphere like at Asano Park?

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