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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 the author intersperse between the dialogue Kazu hears between the two women at the Ueno Royal Art Museum?
(a) A radio announcement about the Imperial family.
(b) Dialogue between two museum guards.
(c) A remembered conversation between Kazo and his wife.
(d) Informational panel about the artwork.

2. What did Kazu do as the Kaempfer cicadas sing while he laid Setsuko's remains near their son?
(a) He hugged his daughter.
(b) He praid.
(c) He sang.
(d) He cried.

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

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

5. Which of Kazu's family members was the first to die not long after he returned home?
(a) His father.
(b) His granddaughter.
(c) His mother.
(d) His daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Kazu's father speak to the mourners at the funeral?

3. Kazu sees an old man on the bench who looks very neat. What is it about him that makes Kazu believe he must be homeless?

4. What did Shige tell Kazu is significant about the day he invited Kazu to his hut?

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

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