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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. For what industry did the homeless man Kazu hears crying work before he became homeless?
2. Why did Kazu begin having trouble sleeping after his wife died?
3. What items did some homeless people sell to secondhand bookstores to earn some money?
4. What does the jogger Kazu sees thank God for in his note at the temple?
5. What does Kazu worry may have happened the night Setsuko died?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conversation Kazu overhears between two women at the art exhibit.
2. Why does Kazu stop going to Shinsekai when he turns 60?
3. 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?
4. What type of work might homeless people do to earn money either as day laborers or regular work?
5. Who does Kazu meet at Shinsekai? Describe their relationship.
6. What gift from Yoko and Setsuko did Kazu still wear while homeless? Why did he think about removing it when he considered dying?
7. After Kazu discusses his return home when he was 60, he describes Setsuko's life all the years he was away. What does he say she did?
8. What happens to Setsuko seven years after Kazu returned home, and why does he blame himself?
9. 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.
10. What does Kazu say teenagers had been doing to the homeless around when the homeless former realtor had died?
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
Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
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