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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. Who did Kazu think of when he and Setsuko attended the 49th day mourning ceremony for their neighbor?
(a) His father.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) Koichi.

2. What do the two businessmen Kazu observes walking toward the Shimizu Kannon Temple discuss on their walk?
(a) The temple.
(b) Work.
(c) Food.
(d) Their jobs.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Kazu when he began to visit the cabaret club?

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

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

4. What temporary job could one register for if s/he had a license and a cell phone and wanted to avoid dangerous work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What note does a jogger leave at the Hanazono Inari Shrine? What other notes are there?

2. How old is Kazu when he begins going to Shinsekai? How long after his son's death does he begin to go there? What is Shinsekai?

3. Describe the night Shige invited Kazu to his hut for sake.

4. After Kazu discusses his return home when he was 60, he describes Setsuko's life all the years he was away. What does he say she did?

5. Describe the last night Kazu sees Junko.

6. What does Kazu see in Ueno Park just about 30 minutes after the homeless were to have all their things out?

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

8. What does Shige tell Kazu about the statue of Saigo Takamori near Ueno Park?

9. Describe the conversation Kazu overhears between two women at the art exhibit.

10. 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?

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