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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Kazu say it would take him to break down his hut when they needed to evacuate Ueno Park?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1/2 day.
(d) 45 minutes.

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

3. What took up most of the space in Shige's hut?
(a) Family photos.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Cans.
(d) Books.

4. What did Kazu find interesting about the calendar hung up in Shige's hut?
(a) Each month had a picture of a different family member.
(b) He had lots of people's birthdays written on it.
(c) He had circled some days in red and some in blue.
(d) He had indicated several medical appointments that month.

5. How did Setsuko's brother describe Kazu and his sister's final years together?
(a) Like a daydream.
(b) Like a waste of time.
(c) Like a honeymoon.
(d) Like a rollercoaster.

6. How old was Kazu when he started living in Ueno Park?
(a) 27.
(b) 45.
(c) 67.
(d) 88.

7. What is one of the reasons Kazu believes the Tokyo city government wanted to force the homeless out of Ueno Park?
(a) They wanted to build an apartment complex at the park.
(b) So Tokyo could win the bid for the Olympics.
(c) The imperial family was going to buy a nearby apartment.
(d) They were a financial burden on the city.

8. How many years after Kazu's son died did he begin going to the cabaret?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

9. What does the jogger Kazu sees thank God for in his note at the temple?
(a) He thanks God for his father's speedy recovery.
(b) He thanks God that he finished the marathon.
(c) He thanks God for his good health.
(d) He thanks God he met his wife.

10. Where was the hostel Kazu met at the cabaret club from?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Shinsekai.
(c) Fukushima.
(d) Tokyo.

11. Kazu observes two women at the Ueno Art Museum barely looking at the pictures and instead discussing what?
(a) One woman's situation with her soon-to-be ex-husband.
(b) One woman's upcoming wedding.
(c) One woman's pregnancy.
(d) One woman's trouble finding a good job.

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

13. What does Kazu say the cabaret hostesses' perfume smelled like when they danced?
(a) Lavender.
(b) White rose.
(c) Baby powder.
(d) His wife's perfume.

14. What items did some homeless people sell to secondhand bookstores to earn some money?
(a) Old magazines.
(b) Notepads.
(c) Bookmarks.
(d) Postcards.

15. What do some believe happened to the homeless man Kazu recalls hearing tell his life story and sob?
(a) His wife took him back.
(b) He jump in front of a train.
(c) He was killed by some teenagers.
(d) He moved into a homeless shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kazu say is the best way for homeless people to make money because you get your cash immediately?

2. What was the first rose Kazu says he ever held and where?

3. How old did Shige tell Kazu he was when he had his only child?

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

5. Who did Kazu think of when he and Setsuko attended the 49th day mourning ceremony for their neighbor?

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