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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 is one of the things Setsuko found most painful about her son's death?
(a) She did not know how he died.
(b) She was not with him in his time of need.
(c) Kazu was so far away when he died.
(d) She could not get in touch with Kazu when she first learned of their son's death.

2. Why did the midwife say the birth of their son Koichi was a blessing?
(a) Because having a baby on a rainy day was considered good luck.
(b) Because having a boy first was considered good luck.
(c) Because he was born the same day as the prince.
(d) Because it was the Emperor's birthday.

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

4. What does Kazu feel may be the only thing he left on earth?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Despondence.
(c) Material objects.
(d) A sense of tiredness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Kazu when he went to Tokyo to find work?

2. What was Kazu distraught when his wife needed a midwife while she was in labor with their son?

3. Why did Kazu stay outside of Ueno Station when he was alive?

4. How many younger siblings did Kazu have?

5. Why was Kazu unable to take his children on a helicopter ride in Haramachi during the Bon holidays when they were young?

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