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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the bench that Kazu sees an old man on so still he seems he could be dead described?
(a) Bright and comfortable.
(b) Dream-like.
(c) Sarcophagus-like.
(d) Cold and uninviting.

2. What word is used to describe how Kazu felt about how he lived his life after his son Koichi died?
(a) Dissatisfied.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Overjoyed.
(d) Distraught.

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

4. Why did Kazu not want Shige to tell him what he had done to hurt his family?
(a) Kazu feared if Shige confessed a crime he will have to kill Kazu.
(b) Kazu was afraid he might have to turn Shige in to the police.
(c) Kazu did not care about Shige.
(d) Kazu felt he would then have to share his story with Shige.

5. What do the homeless often call the Ueno Star Movie theater?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The hideaway theater.
(c) The little porno theater.
(d) The hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is typically the person to carry the funeral tablet at a funeral?

2. What does the homeless man tell the homeless woman he will do if he wins 5,000 on the horse race?

3. What do the two businessmen Kazu observes walking toward the Shimizu Kannon Temple discuss on their walk?

4. 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?

5. What did the homeless people do just after the emperor passed?

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