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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 82 - 108 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Pure Land followers did that angered the natives in Soma?
(a) They built reservoirs.
(b) They honored their dead in a way the Soma did not believe in.
(c) They worked even during Nomaoi festival.
(d) They prayed day and night.

2. What monument did Shige tell Kazu was initially meant to be placed near the Imperial Palace but was deemed indecent?
(a) Statue of Times Forgotten.
(b) The statue of Saigo Takmori.
(c) The grave of Shogitai.
(d) The Giant Buddha.

3. What word does Kazu use when he thinks of what Shige was like when he knew him?
(a) Generous.
(b) Sly.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) Intellectual.

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

5. How long after Shige invited Kazu to his hut for the first time did Kazu die?
(a) Within hours.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 1 month.
(d) The next day.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many younger siblings did Kazu have?

2. What took up most of the space in Shige's hut?

3. What was Kazu's first job in Onahama?

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

5. How is the bench that Kazu sees an old man on so still he seems he could be dead described?

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