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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why were homeless people require to evacuate Ueno Park per the notice on November 20, 2006?
(a) The imperial family was coming.
(b) They were buildings condominiums there.
(c) A Tsunami was heading their way.
(d) There was going to be a fair in the park.

3. What gift from Yoko and Setsuko did Kazu still have while homeless?
(a) A wallet.
(b) His shoes.
(c) A watch.
(d) A keychain.

4. Kazu walked the earth around Shino-bazu Pond the last time he had to evacuate Ueno Park and recalled what of the Pond's history?
(a) It was the location of the former Imperial Palace.
(b) It was a burial ground for unknown soldiers.
(c) It was once a horse-racing track.
(d) It was where his ancestors first arrived.

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

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

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

8. What was the name of the hostess Kazu met at the caberet club in Shinsekai?
(a) Junko.
(b) Mari.
(c) Yoko.
(d) Miro.

9. What was one thing Kazu noted about his appearance when he looked at himself in a public restroom mirror?
(a) He sunburnt skin.
(b) His deep wrinkles.
(c) His gray, thinning hair.
(d) The dark circles under his eyes.

10. How long does Kazu say it would take him to reassemble his hut at Ueno Park after a forced evacuation?
(a) 1/2 day.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1 full day.
(d) 1 hour.

11. 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) Sarcophagus-like.
(c) Cold and uninviting.
(d) Dream-like.

12. What did Kazu urge his granddaughter not to do in the note he left for her?
(a) Do not think of him.
(b) Do no sell his place.
(c) Do not tell her mother.
(d) Do not go looking for him.

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

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

15. What does Kazu worry may have happened the night Setsuko died?
(a) Somebody killed her.
(b) She had an allergic reaction to something she ate at the ceremony.
(c) She killed herself.
(d) She tried to call for him but he was too drunk to hear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What artist's work is on exhibit at the Ueno Royal Art Museum?

2. What did Shige tell Kazu is significant about the day he invited Kazu to his hut?

3. Why did Kazu not want Shige to tell him what he had done to hurt his family?

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

5. For what industry did the homeless man Kazu hears crying work before he became homeless?

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