View a FREE sample

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 got a job.
(b) He took off without a word.
(c) He got arrested.
(d) He died.

2. Who is the author of Tokyo Ueno Station?
(a) Kazu Mori.
(b) Yoko Mori.
(c) Yu Miri.
(d) Haruki Murakami.

3. How much money does Kazu send him to his family when he first moves to Tokyo?
(a) 1000 yen a month.
(b) 250,000 yen a month.
(c) 20,000 yen a month.
(d) 20 yen a month.

4. What are some of the ways Kazu recalls getting food when he was homeless?
(a) Kazu would raid trash cans outside of restaurants for food.
(b) His family would bring him care packages every month.
(c) Kazu and others would steal from markets.
(d) Restaurants would leave food out and missionaries would serve them a few days a week.

5. Who helped Kazu get a job harvesting kelp in Kiratappu after his son Koichi was born?
(a) Kazu's schoolmate.
(b) Kazu's neighbor.
(c) Kazu's uncle.
(d) Kazu's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Osamu tell Kazu about Koichi at his funeral?

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

3. Where was Koichi found dead?

4. Who did Kazu see at the Haramachi train station on August 5, 1947?

5. Where is Kazu originally from?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 310 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample