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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 does Kazu wonder about after Shige died?
(a) Kazu wonders if Shige killed himself.
(b) Kazu wonders if somebody killed Shige.
(c) Kazu wonders how Shige became homeless.
(d) Kazu wonders what happened to Emile.

2. What did Kazu find interesting about the calendar hung up in Shige's hut?
(a) He had circled some days in red and some in blue.
(b) He had lots of people's birthdays written on it.
(c) Each month had a picture of a different family member.
(d) He had indicated several medical appointments that month.

3. What does the homeless man Kazu hears telling another his life story say happened after he lost his job?
(a) His wife filed for divorce.
(b) His house burned down.
(c) His father died.
(d) His wife died.

4. 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) Get a cat.
(d) Split the money with her.

5. Where was Koichi found dead?
(a) In a park.
(b) In his apartment.
(c) At his mother's house.
(d) In a jail cell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the two businessmen Kazu observes walking toward the Shimizu Kannon Temple discuss on their walk?

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

4. On days when the homeless were forced to evacuate the park, what does Kazu say those with enough money might do?

5. What items did some homeless people sell to secondhand bookstores to earn some money?

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