<p> Hiroshima—Study Guide—Sophomores (17 T/F questions omitted completely)</p><p>I. General Knowledge: Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.</p><p>1. The plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was called 2. Ironically, on the fateful morning of the bomb explosion, 3. One shared memory of all the survivors who were close to the center of the explosion was that 4. Hersey’s book Hiroshima focuses on the survival stories of 5. The original book (chapters 1-4) was organized so that each chapter focused on 6. Hersey revisited Hiroshima and added the “Aftermath” chapter many years later in order to 7. One reason for the extensive damage to Hiroshima within hours after the bomb’s blast was 8. One mistake that many of the survivors made was 9. Dr. Sasaki’s biggest challenge during the first hours and days after the bombing was 10. One of the survivors, who died years before Hersey completed the “aftermath” of the book, was 11. Following the bomb, Miss Sasaki spent the rest of her life dealing with 12. Miss Sasaki lost an opportunity for marriage because of the bomb, but she found meaning in her life 13. Mrs. Nakamura spent the early months and years following the bomb 14. Mrs. Nakamura’s attitude about the tragedy changed--from her original acceptance of her fate to 15. In the years following the destruction of Hiroshima, the survivors were generally treated as 16. Reverend Tanimoto’s lifestyle changed dramatically because 17. The Society of Keloid Girls (or the A-Bomb Maidens) became important because 18. Mr. Tanimoto’s brush with American fame occurred on a television show “This Is Your Life.” In a surprising encounter during the show, Mr. Tanimoto met 19. One unexpected discovery in the days immediately following the blast was 20. Radiation sickness can best be described as II. Chapter 1 Questions: 21. When was the book originally written? 22. What style does the author use? 23. Who was Mr. B? 24. Which of these is NOT true about Hiroshima before the bomb blast? 25. Which is NOT true of the bomb blast? 26. Which is NOT one of the reasons Hersey tells us how far away the six survivors were? Matching 27. A general physician 28. A young surgeon 29. Tailor’s widow 30. Pastor, Hiroshima Methodist Church 31. Priest 32. Clerk in the personnel department of the East Asia Tin Works 33. Wandering around in underwear 34. Under bookcases in an office 35. Rayon man’s house had collapsed around this person 36. Home destroyed with children under the debris 37. Injured, pinned between two timbers like chopsticks in the river 38. Had a dead syphilis patient in a hospital now in confusion III. Chapter 2 Questions 39. Why is the chapter titled “The Fire”? 40. Which is a way the survivors are NOT similar? 41. Which is NOT true of Mrs. Kamai? 42. Which is NOT true of Yoshida? 43. Which is NOT true of Fukai? 44. How are the six survivors different form Kamai, Yoshida, and Fukai? Matching 45. Started carrying Mr. Fukai to a “safe place” 46. Dragged out from under the rubble to a temporary lean-to 47. Carried water to other victims 48. Managed to get out of the “vise” 49. Took children to Asano Park 50. Treating patients like an automaton 51. Ran toward the city to find wife and child IV. Chapter 3 Questions Matching 52. Whole family sick 53. In pain at his family’s house on the edge of the city and later at a friend’s house 54. Ferried people across the river 55. Taken to a military hospital on Ninoshima, feverish, family alive 56. Went home to reassure his mother he was alive; rested while there 57. Waited in the park for colleagues to come with a hand-cart to help him V. Chapter 4 Questions 58. Which is NOT something Father Kleinsorge saw when he returned to the city? 59. Which in NOT a symptom of Radiation disease? 60. How did Father Kleinsorge minister to the people of Hiroshima after the explosion? 61. How did Miss Sasaki’s fiancé react to her injuries? Matching 62. “It was war and we had to expect it” 63. “There’s nothing to be done about it” 64. “Those who decided to use the bomb should be hung” 65. Friend’s summer house washed away; lost his clinic and had no prospects for rebuilding 66. Whole family continues to be sick; a year later was destitute 67. Returned by foot to the city, wounds not healing, very tired; a year later was back in the hospital 68. Feverish, a year later his church was ruined and his exceptional vitality was gone 69. Felt tired all the time; worked long hours; a year later not capable of the work he once could do 70. Under care of Dr. Sasaki; a year later was a cripple; converts to Catholicism VI. Chapter 5 questions 71. What is different about the organization of Chapter 5? 72. A “hibakusha” is Japanese for 73. Why is –san added to the end of Nakamura’s name? 74. Which was NOT a crisis in Dr. Sasaki’s life 75. Which is not a reason Dr. Sasaki turned to geriatric medicine? 76. What did Kleinsorge’s do out of respect for the Japanese? 77. Who was Satsue Yoshiki Matching 78. Took ten years to complete doctoral degree 79. Lived a wealthy life. Family fought over his estate 80. Worked as a nun for the Society of Helpers after converting to Catholicism 81. Promoted a peace center in Hiroshima for 40 years 82. Barely got by. Retired in 1966. Son took care of her 83. Worked at different churches but was plagued with sickness for the rest of his life</p>