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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 did Shige say he and Kazu needed to find shelter from the day after he invited Kazu to his hut?
(a) A snowstorm.
(b) A police raid of the homeless tent city.
(c) A typhoon.
(d) The imperial family's visit.

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

3. On days when the homeless were forced to evacuate the park, what does Kazu say those with enough money might do?
(a) Buy some new clothes.
(b) Take a train to visit family.
(c) Spend the day in a sauna.
(d) Take a cab to a park in a different city.

4. How much was the homeless man Kazu listens to making in his profession before the bubble burst and his company went under?
(a) 17,000 yen /month.
(b) 1 million yen/ month.
(c) 45,000 yen/ month.
(d) 800,000 yen/ month.

5. What does the homeless man tell the homeless woman he will do if he wins 5,000 on the horse race?
(a) Get a hotel for the night.
(b) Buy a new jacket.
(c) Split the money with her.
(d) Get a cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Setsuko and Yoko gone to purchase Kazu's 60th birthday present?

2. What did Kazu think was going to happen to him after he died?

3. What news did Kazu receive about his son just days before his death?

4. Where was Koichi found dead?

5. What did Shige ask Kazu to do with him the next day when they were in Shige's hut?

(see the answer key)

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