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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years did Kazu visit Shinsekai, the cabaret?
(a) 5.
(b) 23.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

2. What brought many of the homeless to Tokyo in the first place?
(a) They came in search of work.
(b) They came after their villages were destroyed by tsunamis.
(c) They came because they heard people took care of the homeless.
(d) They came to see the Olympics and never left.

3. After working in Onamaha for two years, What did Kazu do with his father on Kitamigita Beach?
(a) Harvested clams.
(b) Race track maintenance.
(c) Sold newspapers.
(d) Sold watches.

4. What did Osamu say about Koichi when he looked at his face after Setsuko removed the white cloth?
(a) It looked like he was sleeping.
(b) He looked so much like his father.
(c) It did not look like him.
(d) He was such a kind person.

5. What would Kazu do to help his family during his time off from harvesting kelp?
(a) He would take his kids on a trip to give his wife a break.
(b) He would fix things around the house.
(c) He would sell newspapers.
(d) He would harvest rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yoko do for her father after Setsuko dies?

2. How much was the homeless man Kazu listens to making in his profession before the bubble burst and his company went under?

3. What happened to much of Kazu and his family's things right around Koichi's birth?

4. What are the occasional notices outside Ueno Park there to inform the homeless people about?

5. Kazu listens to two women speak of how there are fewer of which type of bird in the area?

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