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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 was Kazu's first job in Onahama?
(a) Cleaning houses.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Fixing boats.
(d) Taxi driver.

2. What does the jogger Kazu sees thank God for in his note at the temple?
(a) He thanks God he met his wife.
(b) He thanks God for his father's speedy recovery.
(c) He thanks God for his good health.
(d) He thanks God that he finished the marathon.

3. How old was Kazu's granddaughter Mari when he left for Tokyo?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 30.
(d) 27.

4. What does Kazu say he felt about the hostess the first time they danced at the cabaret?
(a) He felt his wife would be happy for him.
(b) He wanted to leave his wife.
(c) She was his dream woman.
(d) Self hate for hurting his wife.

5. What are some of the ways Kazu recalls getting food when he was homeless?
(a) His family would bring him care packages every month.
(b) Kazu would raid trash cans outside of restaurants for food.
(c) Kazu and others would steal from markets.
(d) Restaurants would leave food out and missionaries would serve them a few days a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author intersperse between the dialogue Kazu hears between the two women at the Ueno Royal Art Museum?

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

3. What word is used to describe how Kazu felt about how he lived his life after his son Koichi died?

4. What items did some homeless people sell to secondhand bookstores to earn some money?

5. What event coincided with the birth of Kazu's first son?

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