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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the homeless woman tell the homeless man about Shige while Kazu watches them?
(a) He got a job.
(b) He got arrested.
(c) He died.
(d) He took off without a word.

2. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?
(a) They joke that their dogs are like their children.
(b) They joke that they do not need husbands as long as they have their dogs.
(c) They joke that the poodles eat better than people.
(d) They joke that they liked dogs better than people.

3. What is Kazu's wife's name?
(a) Mari.
(b) Yoko.
(c) Koichi.
(d) Setsuko.

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) There was a long drought when they first arrived.
(c) They did not know how to work the land.
(d) They did not get enough sun.

5. What did Osamu say about Koichi at the funeral that Kazu was not aware of?
(a) Koichi was engaged.
(b) He and Koichi were best friends.
(c) Koichi always talked about his father.
(d) He and Koichi did not always get along.

6. 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.

7. What did Osamu tell Kazu about Koichi at his funeral?
(a) He told him he made a great speech at his wedding.
(b) He told him Koichi was the most popular kid in their class.
(c) He told him they had worked together.
(d) He told him Koichi introduced him to his wife.

8. Why are homeless people often evicted from the park where they live?
(a) They are evicted because the locals complain about their presence.
(b) They are evicted because it is illegal to be homeless in Tokyo.
(c) They are evicted because they often cause problems in the park.
(d) They are evicted whenever the imperial family comes to visit a local museum.

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

10. What are some of the ways Kazu recalls getting food when he was homeless?
(a) Kazu and others would steal from markets.
(b) Kazu would raid trash cans outside of restaurants for food.
(c) His family would bring him care packages every month.
(d) Restaurants would leave food out and missionaries would serve them a few days a week.

11. What news did Kazu receive about his son just days before his death?
(a) He was moving to Tokyo.
(b) He was getting married.
(c) Nobody had heard from him for days.
(d) He had passed the national radiology exam.

12. What happened to Hokkaido after the Tokyo Olympics?
(a) A tsunami hit.
(b) Nobody went there anymore.
(c) It became a haven for homeless people.
(d) It became urbanized.

13. What did Osamu say about Koichi when he looked at his face after Setsuko removed the white cloth?
(a) He looked so much like his father.
(b) It did not look like him.
(c) It looked like he was sleeping.
(d) He was such a kind person.

14. How much money does Kazu send him to his family when he first moves to Tokyo?
(a) 20 yen a month.
(b) 1000 yen a month.
(c) 20,000 yen a month.
(d) 250,000 yen a month.

15. When was the only time bill collectors did not come to Kazu's when his children were young?
(a) During dinner.
(b) During New Year's.
(c) On weekends.
(d) On Mondays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Kazu distraught when his wife needed a midwife while she was in labor with their son?

2. What was the Buddhist name given to Koichi at his funeral?

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

4. What is the name of the park Kazu haunts and used to live in when he was alive?

5. How often did Kazu visit his children when they were young?

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