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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 53 - 81.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Setsuko wonder about regarding her son's death?
(a) If he called out for her.
(b) If someone killed him.
(c) What he did just before he died.
(d) Who saw him last.

3. What happened to much of Kazu and his family's things right around Koichi's birth?
(a) They were repossessed.
(b) They sold most of their things to neighbors.
(c) Someone robbed them.
(d) Everything got washed away in a tsunami.

4. What event coincided with the birth of Kazu's first son?
(a) The death of Kazu's father.
(b) The death of the Emperor.
(c) The start of the war.
(d) The birth of the prince.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Tokyo Ueno Station?

2. Why did Kazu's father speak to the mourners at the funeral?

3. What is familiar about the jean jacket Kazu sees an old homeless man wearing while talking to a homeless woman about the lack of work?

4. What was done with Koichi's body, per the Pure Land custom?

5. Why did the midwife say the birth of their son Koichi was a blessing?

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