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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131- 160.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Kazu say it would take him to break down his hut when they needed to evacuate Ueno Park?
(a) 1/2 day.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

2. What are the occasional notices outside Ueno Park there to inform the homeless people about?
(a) Area food pantries.
(b) When they need to have their belongings cleared out of the area.
(c) Free clothing drives.
(d) Local soup kitchen hours.

3. Kazu sees an old man on the bench who looks very neat. What is it about him that makes Kazu believe he must be homeless?
(a) He is asking people for money.
(b) He has bags of ginkgo nuts.
(c) He has a pile of old magazines beside him.
(d) The hundreds of cans bagged up at his feet.

4. Who did Kazu see at the Haramachi train station on August 5, 1947?
(a) Emperor Hirohito.
(b) Shige.
(c) His wife for the first time.
(d) His father.

5. How is the bench that Kazu sees an old man on so still he seems he could be dead described?
(a) Cold and uninviting.
(b) Dream-like.
(c) Bright and comfortable.
(d) Sarcophagus-like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?

2. What event coincided with the birth of Kazu's first son?

3. How much was the homeless man Kazu listens to making in his profession before the bubble burst and his company went under?

4. Kazu walked the earth around Shino-bazu Pond the last time he had to evacuate Ueno Park and recalled what of the Pond's history?

5. Why did Kazu not want Shige to tell him what he had done to hurt his family?

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