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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26 - 52.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is familiar about the jean jacket Kazu sees an old homeless man wearing while talking to a homeless woman about the lack of work?
(a) It belonged to Kazu's son.
(b) It used to be Kazu's.
(c) He had seen it in a magazine.
(d) It looks like Shige's.

3. Where is Kazu watching people at the start of the story?
(a) At the library.
(b) Tokyo Museum of Architecture.
(c) In an airport.
(d) Ueno Station.

4. Who helped Kazu get a job harvesting kelp in Kiratappu after his son Koichi was born?
(a) Kazu's father.
(b) Kazu's uncle.
(c) Kazu's neighbor.
(d) Kazu's schoolmate.

5. What event coincided with the birth of Kazu's first son?
(a) The death of Kazu's father.
(b) The death of the Emperor.
(c) The birth of the prince.
(d) The start of the war.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of Tokyo Ueno Station?

3. What are some of the ways Kazu recalls getting food when he was homeless?

4. What news did Kazu receive about his son just days before his death?

5. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?

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