7th Grade Reading Questions -Hiroshima
Please notice that each of the following answers should be at least one paragraph long.
1. What aspects of the book make it clearly a non-fictional account under the genre of investigative reporting?
2. The book is marked by realism and the experiences and feelings of individuals. Discuss.
3. Discuss the significance of the “Aftermath” chapter in relation to the whole text.
4. What realities of modern warfare does Hersey’s account highlight?
5. Wartime Japanese were willing to sacrifice and even die for their Emperor. Discuss and give examples from the book.
6. How did the way plant lifewas affected by the bomb contrast to the way humans were affected? Describe.
7. How is “Hiroshima” essentially a tale of survival?
8. Why do you think this book has remained popular for over 50 years after it was first written?
9.Discuss the fear of attack that the citizens of Hiroshima were feeling before the bomb was dropped.
10.Choose at least two main characters and describe how their priorities, choices, and reactions after the bomb matched those of their everyday lives prior to the bomb, for better or worse.
11. How were the bomb survivors treated in Japanese society?
The following questions are short answers:
1.In general, the survivors of Hiroshima...(from The Fire)
2.In 1949, Miss Sasaki takes courses at Oitu University and passes an examination that qualifies her to work as... (from The Aftermath)
3.What does one of the two girls who Mr. Tanimoto rescues keep complaining about? (from Details are Being Investigated)
4.At Asano Park, how do the wounded die? (from The Fire)
5.Why isn't Mr. Tanimoto able to bring a doctor to Asano Park? (from Details are Being Investigated)
6.Where does Mrs. Nakamura and her children go to after leaving the park? (from Details are Being Investigated)
7.Where does Miss Sasaki eventually take her siblings to be cared for? (from The Aftermath)
8.What happns after Dr. Fujii's death? (from The Aftermath)
9.What does Mr. Tanaka do as Mr. Tanimoto reads the psalm? (from Details are Being Investigated)
10.In Chapter 3, when Mr. Tanimoto reaches down to the river and takes a woman by the hand, what sickens him so much that he has to sit down? (from Details are Being Investigated)
11.Months after she is discharged from the hospital, what does Miss Sasaki prepare herself for? (from Panic Grass and Feverfew)
12.What is the condition of one of the wounded people lying beside Miss Sasaki? (from Details are Being Investigated)
13.What does a shortwave rebroadcast announcement by the President of the United States do? (from Details are Being Investigated)
14.What does Dr. Sasaki decide to do in 1951? (from The Aftermath)
15.With whom is Miss Sasaki laid on a large sheet under the rain? (from The Fire)
16.Who is the person Miss Sasaki thinks about while in the hospital? (from Panic Grass and Feverfew)
17.What happens in 1966 when Nakamura retires from Suyama Chemical? (from The Aftermath)
18.What rumor is spread as a result of people feeling sick nearly a month after the atomic bomb? (from Panic Grass and Feverfew)
19.Before his death, who does Father Kleinsorge strike a relationship with? (from The Aftermath)
20.What does Dr. Fujii do in 1956? (from The Aftermath)
21.Why does Mr. Tanaka send his daughter for Mr. Tanimoto, whom he hadn't been on good terms with? (from Details are Being Investigated)
22.What does the doctor tell Mother Superior about Father Kleinsorge? (from Panic Grass and Feverfew)
23.What does Mr. Tanimoto do after the people at the park are promised to receive help? (from Details are Being Investigated)
24.Prior to the bombing, why is Hiroshima an inviting target? (from Panic Grass and Feverfew)
25.When abnormally large drops of rain fall on the people at Asano Park, what does someone shout? (from The Fire)