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

2. How old was Kazu when he died?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 31.
(d) 21.

3. What did the priest tell Setsuko people should do when someone dies rather than mourning them?
(a) They should think of the good times they had together.
(b) They should try to forget them.
(c) They should thank them for connecting them to the Buddha.
(d) They should pretend they are still alive.

4. What is one of the things Setsuko found most painful about her son's death?
(a) She could not get in touch with Kazu when she first learned of their son's death.
(b) Kazu was so far away when he died.
(c) She was not with him in his time of need.
(d) She did not know how he died.

5. What was Kazu distraught when his wife needed a midwife while she was in labor with their son?
(a) There were no midwives in the area.
(b) They could not afford one.
(c) He did not believe in midwives.
(d) He hated to see her in so much pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kazu's coworkers stop inviting him out for drinks?

2. What word does Kazu use when he thinks of what Shige was like when he knew him?

3. What happened to Hokkaido after the Tokyo Olympics?

4. What year was Kazu born?

5. What is familiar about the jean jacket Kazu sees an old homeless man wearing while talking to a homeless woman about the lack of work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kazu's family. Who were his parents? Where did they live? How many siblings did he have?

2. What did Kazu's ancestors believe happened to the dead?

3. What friend of Kazu's does he hear an old homeless man and woman discuss, and what does he learn about him?

4. How old was Kazu when he first began to work, and what did he do for work?

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

6. When did Kazu move to Tokyo? Why? How often did he see his family?

7. What did Kazu and his father, mother, and wife each do to support and feed the family around the time his first son was born?

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 Kazu begin to feel about his life after his son dies?

10. What was Kazu's first job in Tokyo?

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