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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Kazu ultimately decide to move to Tokyo to find work?
(a) His wife threatened a divorce if he did not make more money.
(b) He had always wanted to live in Tokyo.
(c) He needed to help pay for his younger brother's education.
(d) He did not like being around his family.

2. Who lent Kazu his mourning clothes, which Setsuko gave him on the day of Koichi's funeral?
(a) Kazu's boss.
(b) Kazu's son-in-law.
(c) Kazu's father.
(d) The head of the neighborhood association.

3. How old was Kazu when he went to Tokyo to find work?
(a) 43.
(b) 12.
(c) 21.
(d) 30.

4. Who left a message for Kazu to tell him his son died while he was working in Hokkaido?
(a) The police.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His neighbor.

5. Why did Kazu stay outside of Ueno Station when he was alive?
(a) He sold watches and jewelry outside the station.
(b) He was homeless and that is where many homeless people lived.
(c) He was a police officer assigned to patrol the area.
(d) He worked as a ticketer at the station.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Kazu think was going to happen to him after he died?

3. How much money does Kazu send him to his family when he first moves to Tokyo?

4. What did the priest tell Setsuko is "humanity's worst impulse" (72)?

5. What do Pure Land followers believe happens to their dead?

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