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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 news did Kazu receive about his son just days before his death?
(a) He had passed the national radiology exam.
(b) He was getting married.
(c) Nobody had heard from him for days.
(d) He was moving to Tokyo.

2. Where is Kazu watching people at the start of the story?
(a) Ueno Station.
(b) In an airport.
(c) At the library.
(d) Tokyo Museum of Architecture.

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

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

5. What happened to Hokkaido after the Tokyo Olympics?
(a) Nobody went there anymore.
(b) It became a haven for homeless people.
(c) A tsunami hit.
(d) It became urbanized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?

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

3. Though the Soma gave Kazu's ancestor's land why were they unable to grow anything at first?

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

5. Who is typically the person to carry the funeral tablet at a funeral?

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