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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 old was Kazu when the war ended?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

2. What was one thing Kazu noted about his appearance when he looked at himself in a public restroom mirror?
(a) The dark circles under his eyes.
(b) His gray, thinning hair.
(c) He sunburnt skin.
(d) His deep wrinkles.

3. What was Koichi's body covered with after the funeral service?
(a) White lilies.
(b) White trillium.
(c) White roses.
(d) White chrysanthemum.

4. What does Kazu worry may have happened the night Setsuko died?
(a) She tried to call for him but he was too drunk to hear.
(b) Somebody killed her.
(c) She had an allergic reaction to something she ate at the ceremony.
(d) She killed herself.

5. Kazu sees a man emerge from a cardboard hut near Shinobazu Pond with something that looks like what, which belonged to Shige?
(a) His books.
(b) His jacket.
(c) Emile, his cat.
(d) His calendar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was done with Koichi's body, per the Pure Land custom?

2. How many children does Kazu's daughter Yoko have?

3. Where was Koichi found dead?

4. What is familiar about the jean jacket Kazu sees an old homeless man wearing while talking to a homeless woman about the lack of work?

5. What was the first rose Kazu says he ever held and where?

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