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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 161 - 180 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brought many of the homeless to Tokyo in the first place?
(a) They came to see the Olympics and never left.
(b) They came in search of work.
(c) They came after their villages were destroyed by tsunamis.
(d) They came because they heard people took care of the homeless.

2. What happens to the car Kazu sees at the end of the story which is driven by a family member?
(a) It crashes head first into a train.
(b) It disappears.
(c) It is washed away by a wave.
(d) It drives off of a bridge.

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

4. What do the pictures exhibited at the Ueno Royal Art Museum display?
(a) Portraits of the homeless.
(b) Ginko Trees.
(c) Roses.
(d) Fishing villages.

5. Where is Kazu originally from?
(a) Toyko.
(b) Soma.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Sapporo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Kazu feel like he is walking after running out of the Ueno Star Movie?

2. How old was Kazu when he died?

3. What does Kazu see at Ueno Park less than 30 minutes after the homeless were supposed to have left the park?

4. How much education did Kazu complete before going to work to help support his family?

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

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