2. Where is Kazu watching people at the start of the story?
(a) Tokyo Museum of Architecture.
(b) Ueno Station.
(c) In an airport.
(d) At the library.

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

4. What were Kazu's ancestors known as?
(a) Soma Buddhists.
(b) Nomaoi Buddhists.
(c) Zen Buddhists.
(d) Pure Land Followers.

5. How old was Setsuko when she and Kazu first married?
(a) 18.
(b) 35.
(c) 21.
(d) 29.

6. Why did Kazu stay outside of Ueno Station when he was alive?
(a) He worked as a ticketer at the station.
(b) He sold watches and jewelry outside the station.
(c) He was a police officer assigned to patrol the area.
(d) He was homeless and that is where many homeless people lived.

7. What word does Kazu use when he thinks of what Shige was like when he knew him?
(a) Sly.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) Generous.

8. What is one of the things Setsuko found most painful about her son's death?
(a) She was not with him in his time of need.
(b) She could not get in touch with Kazu when she first learned of their son's death.
(c) Kazu was so far away when he died.
(d) She did not know how he died.

9. What was Kazu distraught when his wife needed a midwife while she was in labor with their son?
(a) There were no midwives in the area.
(b) They could not afford one.
(c) He hated to see her in so much pain.
(d) He did not believe in midwives.

10. Where was Koichi found dead?
(a) At his mother's house.
(b) In a jail cell.
(c) In his apartment.
(d) In a park.

11. Why does Kazu think of his family when he passes the Statue of Times Forgotten?
(a) Because it depicts a man who looked like his father.
(b) Because it depicts a woman with her children.
(c) Because they used to go there often when his children were young.
(d) Because he feels his time with them is being forgotten.

12. How often did Kazu visit his children when they were young?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Every holiday, birthday and special occasion.
(c) Once in summer and once in winter.
(d) Once a month.

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 looked like he was sleeping.
(c) It did not look like him.
(d) He was such a kind person.

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

15. What year was Kazu born?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1933.