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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 typhoon.
(b) A snowstorm.
(c) The imperial family's visit.
(d) A police raid of the homeless tent city.

2. What did Kazu notice as he stared at his son's face after he died?
(a) He noticed how handsome his son was.
(b) He noticed his son looked like him.
(c) He noticed how much is son looked like his father.
(d) He noticed how much his son resembled Setsuko.

3. What word does Kazu use to describe how Shige always looked?
(a) Incredible.
(b) Untidy.
(c) Ragged.
(d) Impeccable.

4. What was one thing Kazu noted about his appearance when he looked at himself in a public restroom mirror?
(a) The dark circles under his eyes.
(b) He sunburnt skin.
(c) His deep wrinkles.
(d) His gray, thinning hair.

5. Kazu hears the sigh of a sobbing homeless man who is doing what, which Kazu says is unusual for a homeless person?
(a) Complaining he cannot get work.
(b) Pleading with a stranger to help him.
(c) Crying that he is hungry.
(d) Telling his life story.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What edible product did some homeless people sell to make enough money to feed themselves?

3. What happened to much of Kazu and his family's things right around Koichi's birth?

4. What does Kazu say is the best way for homeless people to make money because you get your cash immediately?

5. How old was Kazu when he died?

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