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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 unusual fact do readers learn about the narrator at the start of the story?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He has not yet been born.
(c) He is an infant.
(d) He is a dog.

2. What was Kazu's first job in Onahama?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Cleaning houses.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Fixing boats.

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

4. What is Kazu's wife's name?
(a) Yoko.
(b) Setsuko.
(c) Mari.
(d) Koichi.

5. Why did Kazu ultimately decide to move to Tokyo to find work?
(a) He needed to help pay for his younger brother's education.
(b) He did not like being around his family.
(c) He had always wanted to live in Tokyo.
(d) His wife threatened a divorce if he did not make more money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Kazu when he died?

2. How did Kazu and Setsuko know each other prior to getting married?

3. How much money does Kazu send him to his family when he first moves to Tokyo?

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

5. 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?

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