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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Pure Land followers did that angered the natives in Soma?
(a) They built reservoirs.
(b) They honored their dead in a way the Soma did not believe in.
(c) They prayed day and night.
(d) They worked even during Nomaoi festival.

2. What did Yoko do for her father after Setsuko dies?
(a) She sent her daughter to live with him.
(b) She moved in with him.
(c) She hired a maid.
(d) She urged him to move in with her.

3. How old was Kazu when he started living in Ueno Park?
(a) 88.
(b) 45.
(c) 27.
(d) 67.

4. What is one of the reasons Kazu believes the Tokyo city government wanted to force the homeless out of Ueno Park?
(a) So Tokyo could win the bid for the Olympics.
(b) They were a financial burden on the city.
(c) They wanted to build an apartment complex at the park.
(d) The imperial family was going to buy a nearby apartment.

5. Why did the midwife say the birth of their son Koichi was a blessing?
(a) Because having a boy first was considered good luck.
(b) Because he was born the same day as the prince.
(c) Because it was the Emperor's birthday.
(d) Because having a baby on a rainy day was considered good luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many evictions notices had Kazu received that November in 2006?

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

3. Kazu listens to two women speak of how there are fewer of which type of bird in the area?

4. Why are homeless people often evicted from the park where they live?

5. What were Kazu's ancestors known as?

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