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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What was Kazu's first job in Onahama?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Fixing boats.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Cleaning houses.

3. What would Kazu do to help his family during his time off from harvesting kelp?
(a) He would sell newspapers.
(b) He would take his kids on a trip to give his wife a break.
(c) He would fix things around the house.
(d) He would harvest rice.

4. How old were Kazu's parents when they died?
(a) In their 80s.
(b) In their 90s.
(c) In their 70s.
(d) In their 60s.

5. What word does Kazu use when he thinks of what Shige was like when he knew him?
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Generous.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Sly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event coincided with the birth of Kazu's first son?

2. What is Kazu's wife's name?

3. What happened to much of Kazu and his family's things right around Koichi's birth?

4. How old was Kazu when he died?

5. What news did Kazu receive about his son just days before his death?

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