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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26 - 52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were Kazu's children when he left for Tokyo?
(a) 14 and 18.
(b) 21 and 24.
(c) 3 and 5.
(d) 10 and 12.

2. Why does Kazu think of his family when he passes the Statue of Times Forgotten?
(a) Because it depicts a woman with her children.
(b) Because he feels his time with them is being forgotten.
(c) Because it depicts a man who looked like his father.
(d) Because they used to go there often when his children were young.

3. Why did Kazu ultimately decide to move to Tokyo to find work?
(a) He had always wanted to live in Tokyo.
(b) He needed to help pay for his younger brother's education.
(c) He did not like being around his family.
(d) His wife threatened a divorce if he did not make more money.

4. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?
(a) They joke that they do not need husbands as long as they have their dogs.
(b) They joke that they liked dogs better than people.
(c) They joke that the poodles eat better than people.
(d) They joke that their dogs are like their children.

5. How much money does Kazu send him to his family when he first moves to Tokyo?
(a) 20 yen a month.
(b) 20,000 yen a month.
(c) 250,000 yen a month.
(d) 1000 yen a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the homeless woman tell the homeless man about Shige while Kazu watches them?

2. What happened to Hokkaido after the Tokyo Olympics?

3. Where is Kazu watching people at the start of the story?

4. How old were Kazu's parents when they died?

5. Why did Kazu's coworkers stop inviting him out for drinks?

(see the answer key)

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