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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Shige ask Kazu to do with him the next day when they were in Shige's hut?
(a) Collect cans.
(b) Go to a bookstore.
(c) Go out for breakfast.
(d) Go to the library.

3. Kazu overhears one women tell another that their friend has not gotten out of bed since what happened?
(a) Her son passed away.
(b) Her father died.
(c) Her child was born.
(d) Her husband left her.

4. What did Shige say he and Kazu needed to find shelter from the day after he invited Kazu to his hut?
(a) A police raid of the homeless tent city.
(b) The imperial family's visit.
(c) A snowstorm.
(d) A typhoon.

5. Where had Setsuko and Yoko gone to purchase Kazu's 60th birthday present?
(a) Fukishima.
(b) Sendai.
(c) Soma.
(d) Tokyo.

6. What did Shige tell Kazu is significant about the day he invited Kazu to his hut?
(a) It was his son's 32nd birthday.
(b) It was his wedding anniversary.
(c) It was his birthday.
(d) His daughter was getting married that day.

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

8. What does the author intersperse between the dialogue Kazu hears between the two women at the Ueno Royal Art Museum?
(a) Informational panel about the artwork.
(b) Dialogue between two museum guards.
(c) A radio announcement about the Imperial family.
(d) A remembered conversation between Kazo and his wife.

9. What does Kazu wonder about after Shige died?
(a) Kazu wonders what happened to Emile.
(b) Kazu wonders how Shige became homeless.
(c) Kazu wonders if somebody killed Shige.
(d) Kazu wonders if Shige killed himself.

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

11. What does Kazu say he felt about the hostess the first time they danced at the cabaret?
(a) He felt his wife would be happy for him.
(b) She was his dream woman.
(c) Self hate for hurting his wife.
(d) He wanted to leave his wife.

12. 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 hour.
(d) 1 full day.

13. 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 where his ancestors first arrived.
(b) It was a burial ground for unknown soldiers.
(c) It was once a horse-racing track.
(d) It was the location of the former Imperial Palace.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the bench that Kazu sees an old man on so still he seems he could be dead described?

2. What do the two businessmen Kazu observes walking toward the Shimizu Kannon Temple discuss on their walk?

3. How many evictions notices had Kazu received that November in 2006?

4. Why were homeless people require to evacuate Ueno Park per the notice on November 20, 2006?

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

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