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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 109- 130 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What took up most of the space in Shige's hut?
(a) Books.
(b) Cans.
(c) Family photos.
(d) Clothes.

2. Kazu says that 300 cans will earn you about 600 yen. What is something he says one can do with 600 yen?
(a) Get a hotel for a night.
(b) Have a shower or get a coffee.
(c) See a movie.
(d) Have a fancy dinner.

3. What did Shige say he and Kazu needed to find shelter from the day after he invited Kazu to his hut?
(a) A police raid of the homeless tent city.
(b) The imperial family's visit.
(c) A typhoon.
(d) A snowstorm.

4. How many children does Kazu's daughter Yoko have?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

5. How old did Shige tell Kazu his son was when he left the family?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kazu urge his granddaughter not to do in the note he left for her?

2. What did Kazu think was going to happen to him after he died?

3. What is the name of the park Kazu haunts and used to live in when he was alive?

4. How old was Kazu when the war ended?

5. What did Kazu do as the Kaempfer cicadas sing while he laid Setsuko's remains near their son?

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