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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 items did some homeless people sell to secondhand bookstores to earn some money?
2. What temporary job could one register for if s/he had a license and a cell phone and wanted to avoid dangerous work?
3. How old did Shige tell Kazu he was when he had his only child?
4. What are some other things people ask God for in the notes they leave at the temple?
5. What gift from Yoko and Setsuko did Kazu still have while homeless?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Setsuko seven years after Kazu returned home, and why does he blame himself?
2. What note does a jogger leave at the Hanazono Inari Shrine? What other notes are there?
3. What does Shige tell Kazu about the statue of Saigo Takamori near Ueno Park?
4. What does Kazu see in Ueno Park just about 30 minutes after the homeless were to have all their things out?
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 conversation Kazu overhears between two women at the art exhibit.
7. Where is the art exhibit Kazu observes and how are the old women in the gift shop described?
8. What did Kazu think would happen to him after he died? What happened instead?
9. What artist is on exhibit near the Ueno station? Describe his work.
10. Describe the last night Kazu sees Junko.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Yu Miri 's commentary on class and classism in Tokyo Ueno Station. How is class important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
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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