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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 it something Dr. Fujii feel despite the misery all around him?

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

3. What is Mr. Masakazu Fujii doing when the bomb drops?

4. What is the Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto doing when the bomb drops?

5. What is one of the reasons that people pour into Asano Park?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Dr. Terufumi Sasaki.

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

4. Describe Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge.

5. Describe Dr. Fujii's private clinic.

6. What is the weather at Asano Park like?

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

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

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

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

Trying to make a "home" in a foreign land.

1. Discuss how Father Kleinsorge attempts to make a home in a foreign land. Cite three examples that prove your theory.

2. Does Father Kleinsorge reach out to people or attempt to create a community in Japan out of need, service, or generosity?

Essay Topic 2

Of the six characters, Dr. Fujii is the one least affected physically by the bombing and the Reverend Tanimoto's experience is the exact opposite.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the two men's ailments or lack of after the bombing and up until their death.

Part 2) What types of lifestyles do these men have after the war is over?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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