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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first rose Kazu says he ever held and where?
(a) A pink rose in Fukushima.
(b) A red rose in Tokyo.
(c) A yellow rose in Shige's hut.
(d) A white rose at Shinsekai.

2. For what industry did the homeless man Kazu hears crying work before he became homeless?
(a) Real Estate.
(b) Construction.
(c) Finance.
(d) Fishing.

3. How old did Shige tell Kazu his son was when he left the family?
(a) 10.
(b) 17.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4.

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

5. What monument did Shige tell Kazu was initially meant to be placed near the Imperial Palace but was deemed indecent?
(a) The Giant Buddha.
(b) The grave of Shogitai.
(c) Statue of Times Forgotten.
(d) The statue of Saigo Takmori.

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

7. Where did Shige tell Kazu the founder of the Kan'ei-ji Temple was from?
(a) Hiroshima.
(b) Osaka.
(c) Fukishima.
(d) Tokyo.

8. What artist's work is on exhibit at the Ueno Royal Art Museum?
(a) Gaugin.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Monet.
(d) Redoute.

9. Kazu says that 300 cans will earn you about 600 yen. What is something he says one can do with 600 yen?
(a) Have a fancy dinner.
(b) Have a shower or get a coffee.
(c) See a movie.
(d) Get a hotel for a night.

10. For how many years did Kazu visit Shinsekai, the cabaret?
(a) 5.
(b) 23.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

11. How long after Shige invited Kazu to his hut for the first time did Kazu die?
(a) Within hours.
(b) 1 year.
(c) The next day.
(d) 1 month.

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

13. What does Kazu wonder about regarding Shige after Kazu's death?
(a) Kazu wonders if Shige was saddened by his death.
(b) Kazu wonders what Shige did for a living before he was homeless.
(c) Kazu wonders if the things Shige told him were all lies.
(d) Kazu wonders if he should have let Shige tell him his life story.

14. When Kazo reflects on his life in Tokyo, what does he say he was too busy working to do?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Eat at nice restaurants.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Worry about his looks or flirt with other women.

15. Kazu hears the sigh of a sobbing homeless man who is doing what, which Kazu says is unusual for a homeless person?
(a) Complaining he cannot get work.
(b) Crying that he is hungry.
(c) Telling his life story.
(d) Pleading with a stranger to help him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kazu begin having trouble sleeping after his wife died?

2. What temporary job could one register for if s/he had a license and a cell phone and wanted to avoid dangerous work?

3. What did Shige say he and Kazu needed to find shelter from the day after he invited Kazu to his hut?

4. What is one of the reasons Kazu believes the Tokyo city government wanted to force the homeless out of Ueno Park?

5. What withered flower does Kazu feel represents his life because it is "closed off with nowhere to go" (160)?

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