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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 did Osamu say about Koichi when he looked at his face after Setsuko removed the white cloth?
(a) It looked like he was sleeping.
(b) It did not look like him.
(c) He looked so much like his father.
(d) He was such a kind person.

2. What did Kazu's mother tell him on the night of Koichi's funeral?
(a) Kazu never had any luck.
(b) Kazu was a terrible father.
(c) Koichi was just like Kazu.
(d) Koichi loved his father very much.

3. Though the Soma gave Kazu's ancestor's land why were they unable to grow anything at first?
(a) They did not know how to work the land.
(b) They did not get enough sun.
(c) They did not give them the right to irrigate the land.
(d) There was a long drought when they first arrived.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kazu think of his family when he passes the Statue of Times Forgotten?

2. 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?

3. What are some of the ways Kazu recalls getting food when he was homeless?

4. What unusual fact do readers learn about the narrator at the start of the story?

5. How old was Kazu when the war ended?

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