Hiroshima Chapter 5

Why did many Japanese get roundworm in their intestines after the bombing?

• The Americans dropped biological weapons that released insects that destroyed the plant life.

• The radiation from the atom bomb caused worms to reproduce at a faster rate, and because there was little food, the Japanese resorted to eating worms.

• There was a shortage of fertilizer, so they had to use nightsoil (which is human excrement/poop) for growing their food.

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True or False:

Mrs. Nakamura sold her sewing machine in order to pay a doctor that was treating her and her family.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What was the name of the Japanese fishing vessel whose crew was irradiated by America’s test of a hydrogen bomb in 1954 off Bikini Atoll?

• The Samurai Sailing Ship

• The Lucky Dragon

• The Killer Kamikaze

• The Treasure of Tibet

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Which of the following are synonyms for the word "heinous" ?

• monstrous

• wicked

• evil

• despicable

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In italics in Chapter 5, Hersey explains which countries had developed and/or conducted nuclear bomb tests over the next few decades after the Hiroshima bombing. Which countries below did he mention?

• The Soviet Union

• France

• Great Britain (England)

• India

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Which survivor almost dies from hemorrhaging (internal bleeding) after lung surgery?

• Father Kleinsorge

• Reverend Tanimoto

• Dr. Sasaki

• Mrs. Nakamura

Which character works at an orphanage after the bombing?

• Father Kleinsorge

• Miss Nakamura

• Miss Sasaki

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True or False:

Dr. Fuji never rebuilt his hospital on the site in Hiroshima where his former hospital collapsed and fell into the river because he wasn't able to raise enough money to do so.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The image here best reflects which word below?

• solicitous

• buffeted

• constitution

• atrophy

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The image here best reflects which word below?

• credence

• destitute

• precarious

• talismanic

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