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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money does Kazu send him to his family when he first moves to Tokyo?
(a) 1000 yen a month.
(b) 20,000 yen a month.
(c) 20 yen a month.
(d) 250,000 yen a month.

3. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?
(a) They joke that the poodles eat better than people.
(b) They joke that they liked dogs better than people.
(c) They joke that they do not need husbands as long as they have their dogs.
(d) They joke that their dogs are like their children.

4. What word is used to describe how Kazu felt about how he lived his life after his son Koichi died?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Dissatisfied.
(c) Distraught.
(d) Overjoyed.

5. What does Kazu recall about the war despite being young when it began?
(a) He recalls a neighbor who was killed during the war.
(b) He recalls being frightened he would have to fight.
(c) He recalls his parents discussing it over dinner.
(d) He recalls being hungry due to food shortages.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kazu and Setsuko know each other prior to getting married?

2. What was Koichi's body covered with after the funeral service?

3. Why does Kazu think of his family when he passes the Statue of Times Forgotten?

4. What was the Buddhist name given to Koichi at his funeral?

5. What is one thing Pure Land followers did that angered the natives in Soma?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation between the homeless man and woman after the woman repeats her disbelief that Shige is dead.

2. What did Kazu's mother tell him about his life after his son Koichi died?

3. Why does Kazu ultimately decide to move to Tokyo to work when his children are young?

4. How would Kazu get food when he was homeless in Ueno Park?

5. Where was Koichi when he died, and how did Kazu find out about his son's death?

6. How did Kazu's family financial status impact them while his wife was in labor with their first child?

7. How does Kazu feel about his life on earth as described at the start of Tokyo Ueno Station?

8. What does Kazu's father say to the tax officials who came into their home and marked property to be repossessed?

9. What does Setsuko wonder about her son's death and how does the priest respond?

10. What was Kazu's relationship with his children like while he was working in Tokyo?

(see the answer keys)

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