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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the homeless woman tell the homeless man about Shige while Kazu watches them?
(a) He took off without a word.
(b) He got a job.
(c) He died.
(d) He got arrested.

2. After working in Onamaha for two years, What did Kazu do with his father on Kitamigita Beach?
(a) Sold newspapers.
(b) Race track maintenance.
(c) Harvested clams.
(d) Sold watches.

3. How old was Kazu when the war ended?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

4. Where is Kazu originally from?
(a) Hiroshima.
(b) Toyko.
(c) Sapporo.
(d) Soma.

5. Who lent Kazu his mourning clothes, which Setsuko gave him on the day of Koichi's funeral?
(a) The head of the neighborhood association.
(b) Kazu's son-in-law.
(c) Kazu's father.
(d) Kazu's boss.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word does Kazu use when he thinks of what Shige was like when he knew him?

3. When was the only time bill collectors did not come to Kazu's when his children were young?

4. What does the homeless man tell the homeless woman he will do if he wins 5,000 on the horse race?

5. What was Koichi's body covered with after the funeral service?

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