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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 was Kazu's first job in Onahama?
(a) Cleaning houses.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Fixing boats.
(d) Taxi driver.

2. How old was Kazu when he died?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 31.
(d) 21.

3. What does Kazu say he never did regarding the cabaret hostess?
(a) He never told her he was married.
(b) He never paid for a date.
(c) He never told her his real name.
(d) He never forgave himself for letting her go.

4. Why did Kazu begin having trouble sleeping after his wife died?
(a) The cicadas were too loud.
(b) He worried Mari might die.
(c) He thought of how his wife and son both died in sleep.
(d) He had nightmares throughout the night.

5. What happened to much of Kazu and his family's things right around Koichi's birth?
(a) Everything got washed away in a tsunami.
(b) Someone robbed them.
(c) They were repossessed.
(d) They sold most of their things to neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old did Shige tell Kazu his son was when he left the family?

2. Why did Kazu ultimately decide to move to Tokyo to find work?

3. What was Kazu's first job when he moved to Tokyo?

4. What was the first sign something is unusual the morning Kazu woke up after the 49th day mourning ceremony?

5. Kazu sees an old man on the bench who looks very neat. What is it about him that makes Kazu believe he must be homeless?

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