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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 did Kazu decide to do at the age of 60?
(a) Stop working away from home.
(b) Go to school.
(c) Leave his wife.
(d) Open a cabaret.

2. Kazu observes two women at the Ueno Art Museum barely looking at the pictures and instead discussing what?
(a) One woman's situation with her soon-to-be ex-husband.
(b) One woman's upcoming wedding.
(c) One woman's pregnancy.
(d) One woman's trouble finding a good job.

3. What monument did Shige tell Kazu was initially meant to be placed near the Imperial Palace but was deemed indecent?
(a) The grave of Shogitai.
(b) The statue of Saigo Takmori.
(c) Statue of Times Forgotten.
(d) The Giant Buddha.

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) It did not look like him.
(c) He looked so much like his father.
(d) He was such a kind person.

5. How many children does Kazu's daughter Yoko have?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the homeless woman tell the homeless man about Shige while Kazu watches them?

3. When Kazo reflects on his life in Tokyo, what does he say he was too busy working to do?

4. How old did Shige tell Kazu his son was when he left the family?

5. How old was Kazu's granddaughter Mari when he left for Tokyo?

(see the answer key)

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