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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What monument did Shige tell Kazu was initially meant to be placed near the Imperial Palace but was deemed indecent?
(a) Statue of Times Forgotten.
(b) The statue of Saigo Takmori.
(c) The grave of Shogitai.
(d) The Giant Buddha.

2. Why were homeless people require to evacuate Ueno Park per the notice on November 20, 2006?
(a) They were buildings condominiums there.
(b) A Tsunami was heading their way.
(c) There was going to be a fair in the park.
(d) The imperial family was coming.

3. What was Kazu distraught when his wife needed a midwife while she was in labor with their son?
(a) He hated to see her in so much pain.
(b) He did not believe in midwives.
(c) There were no midwives in the area.
(d) They could not afford one.

4. What does Kazu wonder about regarding Shige after Kazu's death?
(a) Kazu wonders if he should have let Shige tell him his life story.
(b) Kazu wonders what Shige did for a living before he was homeless.
(c) Kazu wonders if the things Shige told him were all lies.
(d) Kazu wonders if Shige was saddened by his death.

5. After seeing a man emerge from his hut near Tenri Bridge, Kazu recalls several days five years after he became homeless when he searched for somewhere in the park to do what?
(a) Eat.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Die.
(d) Clean himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the midwife say the birth of their son Koichi was a blessing?

2. What did Shige say he and Kazu needed to find shelter from the day after he invited Kazu to his hut?

3. Who left a message for Kazu to tell him his son died while he was working in Hokkaido?

4. Where was Koichi found dead?

5. Kazu hears the sigh of a sobbing homeless man who is doing what, which Kazu says is unusual for a homeless person?

(see the answer key)

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