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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26 - 52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kazu recall about the war despite being young when it began?
(a) He recalls a neighbor who was killed during the war.
(b) He recalls his parents discussing it over dinner.
(c) He recalls being frightened he would have to fight.
(d) He recalls being hungry due to food shortages.

2. What was Kazu's first job when he moved to Tokyo?
(a) Driving the imperial family around Tokyo.
(b) Constructing athletic facilities for the Tokyo Olympics.
(c) Cleaning offices.
(d) Maintaining the garden at Ueno Park.

3. How much education did Kazu complete before going to work to help support his family?
(a) High school.
(b) Middle school.
(c) Elementary school.
(d) Some college.

4. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?
(a) They joke that they do not need husbands as long as they have their dogs.
(b) They joke that their dogs are like their children.
(c) They joke that they liked dogs better than people.
(d) They joke that the poodles eat better than people.

5. Why does Kazu think of his family when he passes the Statue of Times Forgotten?
(a) Because it depicts a woman with her children.
(b) Because he feels his time with them is being forgotten.
(c) Because it depicts a man who looked like his father.
(d) Because they used to go there often when his children were young.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Koichi found dead?

3. What is Kazu's wife's name?

4. How old was Kazu when he died?

5. After working in Onamaha for two years, What did Kazu do with his father on Kitamigita Beach?

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