1. What happened to much of Kazu and his family's things right around Koichi's birth?
(a) They were repossessed.
(b) Everything got washed away in a tsunami.
(c) Someone robbed them.
(d) They sold most of their things to neighbors.

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

3. Kazu listens to two women speak of how there are fewer of which type of bird in the area?
(a) Goldfinches.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Wrens.
(d) Robins.

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) 800,000 yen/ month.
(c) 45,000 yen/ month.
(d) 1 million yen/ month.

5. When was the only time bill collectors did not come to Kazu's when his children were young?
(a) During New Year's.
(b) During dinner.
(c) On Mondays.
(d) On weekends.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is Kazu's wife's name?

3. Where was Koichi found dead?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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