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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 do as the Kaempfer cicadas sing while he laid Setsuko's remains near their son?
2. What was the name of the hostess Kazu met at the caberet club in Shinsekai?
3. How long does Kazu say it would take him to reassemble his hut at Ueno Park after a forced evacuation?
4. What word does Kazu use to describe how Shige always looked?
5. What does Kazu say is the best way for homeless people to make money because you get your cash immediately?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Kazu think would happen to him after he died? What happened instead?
2. How did Kazu respond to the gift Yoko and Setsuko had given him for his 60th birthday and why?
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. Who does Kazu meet at Shinsekai? Describe their relationship.
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. Why is it interesting that Kazu's parents died not long after he returned home?
8. What does Kazu see in Ueno Park just about 30 minutes after the homeless were to have all their things out?
9. Why were the homeless often evacuated from Ueno Park and where would they go?
10. What gift from Yoko and Setsuko did Kazu still wear while homeless? Why did he think about removing it when he considered dying?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay discussing the settings in Tokyo Ueno Station. When does the setting change? In what ways does the setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
Essay Topic 3
Examine how the imperial family plays a part in the plot of the novel.
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