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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131- 160.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one thing Kazu noted about his appearance when he looked at himself in a public restroom mirror?
(a) His gray, thinning hair.
(b) He sunburnt skin.
(c) The dark circles under his eyes.
(d) His deep wrinkles.

2. What happened to much of Kazu and his family's things right around Koichi's birth?
(a) They sold most of their things to neighbors.
(b) They were repossessed.
(c) Everything got washed away in a tsunami.
(d) Someone robbed them.

3. What gift from Yoko and Setsuko did Kazu still have while homeless?
(a) A keychain.
(b) His shoes.
(c) A wallet.
(d) A watch.

4. Where was Koichi found dead?
(a) In his apartment.
(b) In a jail cell.
(c) In a park.
(d) At his mother's house.

5. What withered flower does Kazu feel represents his life because it is "closed off with nowhere to go" (160)?
(a) A rose.
(b) A lotus.
(c) A daisy.
(d) A lily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shige invite Kazu over to his hut for one night?

2. What does Kazu see at Ueno Park less than 30 minutes after the homeless were supposed to have left the park?

3. After seeing a man emerge from his hut near Tenri Bridge, Kazu recalls several days five years after he became homeless when he searched for somewhere in the park to do what?

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

5. Why were homeless people require to evacuate Ueno Park per the notice on November 20, 2006?

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