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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 ends up happening to Mr. Fukai, the Japanese secretary of the diocese?

2. What concern is there about giving Father Kliensorge a blood transfusion?

3. What does Dr. Fujii do once his injuries begin to make progress?

4. In Hiroshima, Father Kleinsorges is one of thousands of sufferers; in Tokyo...

5. A year after the bomb is dropped, what condition is Mr. Tanimoto's church in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miss Sasaki spend the first night of the bombing?

2. What are the views of the people of Hiroshima about the ethics of using the bomb?

3. After he feels better, why is Father Kleinsorge able to enjoy himself at the hospital in Tokyo?

4. After Mr. Tanimoto rescues the people from the sandpit, what stirs his rage?

5. What are the Japanese physicists' concern about the bomb and what do they do about it?

6. Describe Mr. Tanaka.

7. How does President Truman describe the atomic bomb during his radio announcement?

8. Outside, what is the condition of the Red Cross Hospital?

9. What in particular makes Miss Sasaki uneasy when she sees the ruins of Hiroshima for the first time?

10. What happens to Father Kleinsorge's physical condition a few weeks after the bombing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the bombing the Japanese are stoic in a number of ways. Describe the various ways that the Japanese show stoicism and explain what roots and relationships the characters have to their heritage and government. Cite three examples that prove your theory.

Essay Topic 2

After the atomic bomb, nature revives itself.

1. Discuss what the greenery that Miss Sasaki finds in Chapter 4 represents in relations to the destruction caused by the bomb.

2. What other roles does nature, things like the storm and water, play in the city's destruction/revival or in people's lives? Cite examples to prove your theory.

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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