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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131- 160.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many younger siblings did Kazu have?
(a) 7.
(b) 0.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

2. How old was Kazu when he died?
(a) 31.
(b) 21.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

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

4. What do some believe happened to the homeless man Kazu recalls hearing tell his life story and sob?
(a) He moved into a homeless shelter.
(b) He was killed by some teenagers.
(c) He jump in front of a train.
(d) His wife took him back.

5. What did Shige say he and Kazu needed to find shelter from the day after he invited Kazu to his hut?
(a) A police raid of the homeless tent city.
(b) A typhoon.
(c) The imperial family's visit.
(d) A snowstorm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Shige tell Kazu the founder of the Kan'ei-ji Temple was from?

2. What does Kazu worry may have happened the night Setsuko died?

3. How old was Setsuko when she and Kazu first married?

4. Kazu hears the sigh of a sobbing homeless man who is doing what, which Kazu says is unusual for a homeless person?

5. Where is Kazu watching people at the start of the story?

(see the answer key)

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