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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 does Kazu say is the best way for homeless people to make money because you get your cash immediately?

2. How long had Kazu and his wife been married at the time Kazu stopped working in Tokyo?

3. Kazu says that 300 cans will earn you about 600 yen. What is something he says one can do with 600 yen?

4. How long does Kazu say it would take him to reassemble his hut at Ueno Park after a forced evacuation?

5. What do some believe happened to the homeless man Kazu recalls hearing tell his life story and sob?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long after Kazu's visit to Shige's hut did Kazu die and what did he wonder regarding Shige?

2. What is the Shogitai grave?

3. What happens to Setsuko seven years after Kazu returned home, and why does he blame himself?

4. Describe the conversation Kazu overhears between two homeless men, one of whom had worked in real estate.

5. Why were the homeless often evacuated from Ueno Park and where would they go?

6. What type of work might homeless people do to earn money either as day laborers or regular work?

7. 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?

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

9. How did Kazu respond to the gift Yoko and Setsuko had given him for his 60th birthday and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the imagery used in Tokyo Ueno Station. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the author of Tokyo Ueno Station. Who is he? What else has he written? How is Tokyo Ueno Station similar or different from her other works?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Yu Miri 's language style and word choice in Tokyo Ueno Station. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.

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