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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 53 - 81.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brought many of the homeless to Tokyo in the first place?
(a) They came after their villages were destroyed by tsunamis.
(b) They came in search of work.
(c) They came because they heard people took care of the homeless.
(d) They came to see the Olympics and never left.

2. What was Kazu distraught when his wife needed a midwife while she was in labor with their son?
(a) He did not believe in midwives.
(b) There were no midwives in the area.
(c) They could not afford one.
(d) He hated to see her in so much pain.

3. What does the homeless man tell the homeless woman he will do if he wins 5,000 on the horse race?
(a) Get a hotel for the night.
(b) Split the money with her.
(c) Get a cat.
(d) Buy a new jacket.

4. 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) Someone robbed them.
(c) They were repossessed.
(d) Everything got washed away in a tsunami.

5. What was Kazu's first job when he moved to Tokyo?
(a) Constructing athletic facilities for the Tokyo Olympics.
(b) Driving the imperial family around Tokyo.
(c) Maintaining the garden at Ueno Park.
(d) Cleaning offices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Buddhist name given to Koichi at his funeral?

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

3. How much money does Kazu send him to his family when he first moves to Tokyo?

4. Where was Koichi found dead?

5. What would Kazu do to help his family during his time off from harvesting kelp?

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