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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 are some things Kazu says about himself and his life at the start of the story?
(a) He lacked confidence and had bad luck.
(b) He made a lot of money and was very generous.
(c) He was a well-dressed intellectual.
(d) He was confident and quite a lady's man.

2. What did Shige ask Kazu to do with him the next day when they were in Shige's hut?
(a) Go to a bookstore.
(b) Go to the library.
(c) Collect cans.
(d) Go out for breakfast.

3. Because you cannot sell cans in Tokyo, what did Kazu have to do in order to earn money from them?
(a) Fill them with water or juice.
(b) Make art out of them.
(c) Cut them up with scissors.
(d) Crush them with a hammer.

4. How is the bench that Kazu sees an old man on so still he seems he could be dead described?
(a) Cold and uninviting.
(b) Bright and comfortable.
(c) Dream-like.
(d) Sarcophagus-like.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event coincided with the birth of Kazu's first son?

2. How old were Kazu's children when he left for Tokyo?

3. What word does Kazu use when he thinks of what Shige was like when he knew him?

4. How old did Shige tell Kazu he was when he had his only child?

5. What does Kazu feel may be the only thing he left on earth?

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