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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a Molotov flower basket?

2. Who does Dr. Terufimi Sasaki live with?

3. How is Miss Sasaki related to Dr. Sasaki?

4. What happens when Mr. Tanimoto finds his wife after the bombing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dr. Fujii's private clinic.

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

3. Prior to the bombing, why do the police question Mr. Tanimoto several times?

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

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

6. What explains why so many citizens who are hurt go unattended and why so many citizens who might have lived die?

7. What is the weather at Asano Park like?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Reverend Mr. Tanimoto and Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge both seek to convert people to Christianity.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Mr. Tanimoto to that of Father Kleinsorge. How are they similar? How are they different?

Part 2) Is Father Kleinsorge more concerned with saving lives or with converting people to Christianity? What about in the case of Mr. Tanimoto? Cite three examples that prove your theory.

Part 3) Discuss the morality behind Father Kleinsorge's influence over Miss Sasaki's life choices.

Essay Topic 2

John Hersey portrays the lives of six survivors of the atomic bomb.

1. Does Hersey give equal content to each character's story in the book or does there seem to be a preference over one or the other? Cite examples to prove your theory.

2. Why were these six characters chosen for the book? What similarities and differences do they possess that enables the story to be told effectively?

Essay Topic 3

The aftermath of the bombing and how it affects the government and future of Japan's science.

1. What is the message behind the Japanese government quickly rebuilding Hiroshima?

2. How does the dropping of the atomic bomb affect the Japanese government's pride and outlook upon itself and its future with regards to war? Cite three examples from the book.

3. What affects does the bomb have on the future of Japan's science?

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