Name: ____________________
Hiroshima by John Hersey – Chapter 3
Period: _____
Due Date: _______________
Complete the chart below with descriptions of the survivors and changes that have occurred in their
lives.
Survivor
Reverend Mr.
Kiyoshi
Tanimoto
Mrs. Hatsuyo
Nakamura
Dr. Masakazu
Fujii
Father Wilhelm
Kleinsorge
Dr. Terufumi
Sasaki
Miss Toshinki
Sasaki
Chapter 3 “Details are Being Investigated”
1. What is the significance of the title of Chapter Three?
2. How did Mr. Tanimoto describe the Japanese Emperor’s surrender and notice to the Japanese people?
3. How did Dr. Sasaki deal with the fatalities at the Red Cross Hospital? Is that a typically Japanese
way of handling death? Explain.
4. Hersey creates vivid images for the reader. Choose two images that had the greatest impact on you
and explain why.
Image (pg. #)
Explanation