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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 items did some homeless people sell to secondhand bookstores to earn some money?
(a) Notepads.
(b) Postcards.
(c) Bookmarks.
(d) Old magazines.

2. What happened to Hokkaido after the Tokyo Olympics?
(a) Nobody went there anymore.
(b) It became a haven for homeless people.
(c) A tsunami hit.
(d) It became urbanized.

3. On days when the homeless were forced to evacuate the park, what does Kazu say those with enough money might do?
(a) Take a train to visit family.
(b) Buy some new clothes.
(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) 800,000 yen/ month.
(b) 17,000 yen /month.
(c) 1 million yen/ month.
(d) 45,000 yen/ month.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kazu notice as he stared at his son's face after he died?

2. What does Kazu see at Ueno Park less than 30 minutes after the homeless were supposed to have left the park?

3. What temporary job could one register for if s/he had a license and a cell phone and wanted to avoid dangerous work?

4. Kazu listens to two women speak of how there are fewer of which type of bird in the area?

5. Kazu sees a man emerge from a cardboard hut near Shinobazu Pond with something that looks like what, which belonged to Shige?

(see the answer key)

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