REVIEW OF CHAPTER 1

HOMEWORK JANUARY 14 HIROSHIMA

 Answer the following questions in complete sentences on lined notebook paper.

OPTION 1: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. OPTION 2: ANSWER 4 QUESTIONS.

OPTION 3: ANSWER 2 QUESTIONS.

What was the date and time when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima? (1)

How many people were killed by the atomic bomb? (2)

What was the peak population of Hiroshima before the war? (4) What was the wartime population?

What did most Japanese houses look like? (5)

How did high school girls help with the war effort? (8)

 What is “B-san,” or “Mr. B?”

 Why was the Rev. Mr. Tanimoto moving items to the rayon man’s house?

 Why did Mr. Tanaka accuse Mr. Tanimoto of being a “spy?” What excuse did he use to try to discredit him?

Why did the Japanese soldiers try to kill Father Kleinsorge?

 What is the Japanese custom of care for hospitalized family members? (9)

  What was the Japanese view of seppuku, hara kiri, or suicide? (10)