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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many younger siblings did Kazu have?
(a) 0.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

2. Why did Kazu's coworkers stop inviting him out for drinks?
(a) He never paid.
(b) He was rude to them.
(c) He did not handle his liquor well.
(d) He was boring.

3. What does Kazu feel may be the only thing he left on earth?
(a) Material objects.
(b) Pollution.
(c) A sense of tiredness.
(d) Despondence.

4. What is the name of the park Kazu haunts and used to live in when he was alive?
(a) Ueno Arboretum.
(b) Ueno Imperial Gift Park.
(c) Tokyo Station Public Park.
(d) Tokyo Rose Garden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kazu notice as he stared at his son's face after he died?

2. How old were Kazu's parents when they died?

3. Where was Koichi found dead?

4. What does Kazu recall about the war despite being young when it began?

5. What brought many of the homeless to Tokyo in the first place?

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