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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kazo reflects on his life in Tokyo, what does he say he was too busy working to do?
(a) Eat at nice restaurants.
(b) Worry about his looks or flirt with other women.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Watch television.

2. What were Kazu's ancestors known as?
(a) Zen Buddhists.
(b) Nomaoi Buddhists.
(c) Pure Land Followers.
(d) Soma Buddhists.

3. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?
(a) They joke that the poodles eat better than people.
(b) They joke that their dogs are like their children.
(c) They joke that they do not need husbands as long as they have their dogs.
(d) They joke that they liked dogs better than people.

4. What does the homeless man tell the homeless woman he will do if he wins 5,000 on the horse race?
(a) Split the money with her.
(b) Buy a new jacket.
(c) Get a hotel for the night.
(d) Get a cat.

5. What did Osamu say about Koichi at the funeral that Kazu was not aware of?
(a) Koichi was engaged.
(b) Koichi always talked about his father.
(c) He and Koichi were best friends.
(d) He and Koichi did not always get along.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Kazu watching people at the start of the story?

2. What was the name of the hostess Kazu met at the caberet club in Shinsekai?

3. What does Kazu say the cabaret hostesses' perfume smelled like when they danced?

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

5. How old was Kazu when he started living in Ueno Park?

(see the answer key)

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