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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brought Kazu and his wife to the morgue after their son's death?
(a) Yoko.
(b) Yoko's husband.
(c) Mari.
(d) Kazu's mother.

2. What did Kazu notice as he stared at his son's face after he died?
(a) He noticed how much his son resembled Setsuko.
(b) He noticed his son looked like him.
(c) He noticed how handsome his son was.
(d) He noticed how much is son looked like his father.

3. How old was Kazu when he went to Tokyo to find work?
(a) 43.
(b) 12.
(c) 30.
(d) 21.

4. Who helped Kazu get a job harvesting kelp in Kiratappu after his son Koichi was born?
(a) Kazu's neighbor.
(b) Kazu's father.
(c) Kazu's schoolmate.
(d) Kazu's uncle.

5. What are some things Kazu says about himself and his life at the start of the story?
(a) He made a lot of money and was very generous.
(b) He lacked confidence and had bad luck.
(c) He was a well-dressed intellectual.
(d) He was confident and quite a lady's man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Kazu's first job in Onahama?

2. What happened to Hokkaido after the Tokyo Olympics?

3. Why are homeless people often evicted from the park where they live?

4. Who left a message for Kazu to tell him his son died while he was working in Hokkaido?

5. How old was Kazu when he died?

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