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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 did Shige tell Kazu the founder of the Kan'ei-ji Temple was from?
(a) Fukishima.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Hiroshima.

2. What did Shige invite Kazu over to his hut for one night?
(a) Tea.
(b) Ginko nuts.
(c) Sake.
(d) Dinner.

3. What does Kazu see at Ueno Park less than 30 minutes after the homeless were supposed to have left the park?
(a) Police riot vans.
(b) A pop-up cafe.
(c) An outdoor art exhibit.
(d) The Imperial family posing for photos.

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

5. Which of Kazu's family members was the first to die not long after he returned home?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His granddaughter.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Kazu sees a man emerge from a cardboard hut near Shinobazu Pond with something that looks like what, which belonged to Shige?

4. What do the pictures exhibited at the Ueno Royal Art Museum display?

5. What did Kazu do at the 49th day mourning ceremony, which he did not typically do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mari? What does she do for Kazu after Setsuo's death? How does their relationship end?

2. What artist is on exhibit near the Ueno station? Describe his work.

3. Describe the image Kazu sees when he goes to the public restroom in November 2006 after being kicked out of the park for the day.

4. How long after Kazu's visit to Shige's hut did Kazu die and what did he wonder regarding Shige?

5. How did Kazu respond to the gift Yoko and Setsuko had given him for his 60th birthday and why?

6. What did Kazu think would happen to him after he died? What happened instead?

7. Why does Kazu stop going to Shinsekai when he turns 60?

8. What was particularly difficult about the day Kazu saw a notice on his hut that he needed to remove all of his belongs by 8:30 the next morning in November of 2006?

9. Why is it interesting that Kazu's parents died not long after he returned home?

10. What does Kazu say teenagers had been doing to the homeless around when the homeless former realtor had died?

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