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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. What did Kazu urge his granddaughter not to do in the note he left for her?
2. What does Kazu wonder about after Shige died?
3. For what industry did the homeless man Kazu hears crying work before he became homeless?
4. How long had Kazu and his wife been married at the time Kazu stopped working in Tokyo?
5. Kazu sees a man emerge from a cardboard hut near Shinobazu Pond with something that looks like what, which belonged to Shige?
Short Essay Questions
1. What gift from Yoko and Setsuko did Kazu still wear while homeless? Why did he think about removing it when he considered dying?
2. Describe the homeless man Kazu sees on one of the "sarcophagus-like stone benches" (100). How does he know he is homeless? Why might others not know?
3. 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?
4. Why does Kazu stop going to Shinsekai when he turns 60?
5. Describe the conversation Kazu overhears between two women at the art exhibit.
6. 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?
7. Who is Mari? What does she do for Kazu after Setsuo's death? How does their relationship end?
8. Why is it interesting that Kazu's parents died not long after he returned home?
9. How long after Kazu's visit to Shige's hut did Kazu die and what did he wonder regarding Shige?
10. What artist is on exhibit near the Ueno station? Describe his work.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the ending of Tokyo Ueno Station. How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Tokyo Ueno Station. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of Tokyo Ueno Station. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.
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