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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 would Kazu do to help his family during his time off from harvesting kelp?
(a) He would fix things around the house.
(b) He would harvest rice.
(c) He would sell newspapers.
(d) He would take his kids on a trip to give his wife a break.

2. What was Koichi's body covered with after the funeral service?
(a) White trillium.
(b) White lilies.
(c) White chrysanthemum.
(d) White roses.

3. What do Pure Land followers believe happens to their dead?
(a) They return to visit their family once a year during Bon festival.
(b) They are gone forever.
(c) They are reincarnated and come back to the same family.
(d) They are reborn as Buddhas and watch over their family every day.

4. Where is Kazu watching people at the start of the story?
(a) At the library.
(b) Ueno Station.
(c) In an airport.
(d) Tokyo Museum of Architecture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kazu ultimately decide to move to Tokyo to find work?

2. What brought many of the homeless to Tokyo in the first place?

3. What does Kazu feel may be the only thing he left on earth?

4. How old was Kazu when the war ended?

5. What does the homeless woman tell the homeless man about Shige while Kazu watches them?

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