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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Kazu stay outside of Ueno Station when he was alive?
(a) He worked as a ticketer at the station.
(b) He was a police officer assigned to patrol the area.
(c) He sold watches and jewelry outside the station.
(d) He was homeless and that is where many homeless people lived.

2. How old were Kazu's parents when they died?
(a) In their 80s.
(b) In their 60s.
(c) In their 70s.
(d) In their 90s.

3. What does the homeless man tell the homeless woman he will do if he wins 5,000 on the horse race?
(a) Split the money with her.
(b) Get a cat.
(c) Get a hotel for the night.
(d) Buy a new jacket.

4. Who left a message for Kazu to tell him his son died while he was working in Hokkaido?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) His daughter.
(c) The police.
(d) His wife.

5. Where is Kazu watching people at the start of the story?
(a) Ueno Station.
(b) At the library.
(c) In an airport.
(d) Tokyo Museum of Architecture.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Kazu when the war ended?

2. What news did Kazu receive about his son just days before his death?

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

4. Who helped Kazu get a job harvesting kelp in Kiratappu after his son Koichi was born?

5. Why does Kazu think of his family when he passes the Statue of Times Forgotten?

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