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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Kazu's family members was the first to die not long after he returned home?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His granddaughter.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

3. Who did Kazu see at the Haramachi train station on August 5, 1947?
(a) Emperor Hirohito.
(b) His father.
(c) Shige.
(d) His wife for the first time.

4. What did Setsuko wonder about regarding her son's death?
(a) Who saw him last.
(b) If he called out for her.
(c) What he did just before he died.
(d) If someone killed him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe how Kazu felt about how he lived his life after his son Koichi died?

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

3. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?

4. What did Kazu decide to do at the age of 60?

5. What word does Kazu use to describe how Shige always looked?

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