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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who left a message for Kazu to tell him his son died while he was working in Hokkaido?
2. What are some things Kazu says about himself and his life at the start of the story?
3. What do Pure Land followers believe happens to their dead?
4. Who brought Kazu and his wife to the morgue after their son's death?
5. What does the homeless woman tell the homeless man about Shige while Kazu watches them?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Kazu's family financial status impact them while his wife was in labor with their first child?
2. Who is Osamu and how did his presence at Koichi's funeral make Kazu feel?
3. What did Kazu's mother tell him about his life after his son Koichi died?
4. Who is Kazu and what is he doing in Ueno Station at the start of the novel?
5. How does Kazu describe Shige?
6. When did Kazu move to Tokyo? Why? How often did he see his family?
7. How old was Kazu when he first began to work, and what did he do for work?
8. What does Kazu's father say to the tax officials who came into their home and marked property to be repossessed?
9. How would Kazu get food when he was homeless in Ueno Park?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the symbolic significance of the various monuments and shrines in Tokyo Ueno Station. In what scenes do monuments appear? What is the context? What do they symbolize and how do they develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the imagery used in Tokyo Ueno Station. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 3
Examine how the imperial family plays a part in the plot of the novel.
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