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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131- 160.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was the homeless man Kazu listens to making in his profession before the bubble burst and his company went under?
(a) 17,000 yen /month.
(b) 45,000 yen/ month.
(c) 800,000 yen/ month.
(d) 1 million yen/ month.

2. What was the first sign something is unusual the morning Kazu woke up after the 49th day mourning ceremony?
(a) He did not smell Setsuko's miso cooking.
(b) The house was empty.
(c) It was still dark when he woke.
(d) He did not hear Setsuko talking on the phone.

3. Why were homeless people require to evacuate Ueno Park per the notice on November 20, 2006?
(a) They were buildings condominiums there.
(b) There was going to be a fair in the park.
(c) The imperial family was coming.
(d) A Tsunami was heading their way.

4. Who lent Kazu his mourning clothes, which Setsuko gave him on the day of Koichi's funeral?
(a) Kazu's boss.
(b) Kazu's son-in-law.
(c) The head of the neighborhood association.
(d) Kazu's father.

5. Where did Shige tell Kazu the founder of the Kan'ei-ji Temple was from?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Fukishima.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Kazu's ancestors known as?

2. What word does Kazu use when he thinks of what Shige was like when he knew him?

3. How old were Kazu's children when he left for Tokyo?

4. What is one of the reasons Kazu believes the Tokyo city government wanted to force the homeless out of Ueno Park?

5. What did Kazu see on the futon beside him the morning after the 49th day mourning ceremony for his neighbor?

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