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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 do the two businessmen Kazu observes walking toward the Shimizu Kannon Temple discuss on their walk?
(a) Work.
(b) Their jobs.
(c) Food.
(d) The temple.

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

3. How old was Kazu's granddaughter Mari when he left for Tokyo?
(a) 27.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 30.

4. Though the Soma gave Kazu's ancestor's land why were they unable to grow anything at first?
(a) They did not give them the right to irrigate the land.
(b) They did not know how to work the land.
(c) There was a long drought when they first arrived.
(d) They did not get enough sun.

5. Where was the hostel Kazu met at the cabaret club from?
(a) Fukushima.
(b) Shinsekai.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. After working in Onamaha for two years, What did Kazu do with his father on Kitamigita Beach?

2. How was Kazu's behavior at Koichi's funeral different from his mother and daughters?

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

4. Kazu says that 300 cans will earn you about 600 yen. What is something he says one can do with 600 yen?

5. What do Pure Land followers believe happens to their dead?

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