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

2. Why did Kazu's father speak to the mourners at the funeral?
(a) Because Setsuko had asked him to speak.
(b) Because Kazu was unable to.
(c) Because Kazu's father was a priest.
(d) Because the eldest male always speaks at a funeral.

3. What does Kazu say he felt about the hostess the first time they danced at the cabaret?
(a) Self hate for hurting his wife.
(b) She was his dream woman.
(c) He felt his wife would be happy for him.
(d) He wanted to leave his wife.

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

5. What does the jogger Kazu sees thank God for in his note at the temple?
(a) He thanks God that he finished the marathon.
(b) He thanks God for his father's speedy recovery.
(c) He thanks God for his good health.
(d) He thanks God he met his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kazu find interesting about the calendar hung up in Shige's hut?

2. What are some of the ways Kazu recalls getting food when he was homeless?

3. Kazu observes two women at the Ueno Art Museum barely looking at the pictures and instead discussing what?

4. Why did the midwife say the birth of their son Koichi was a blessing?

5. What are some of the dangerous jobs Kazu lists that homeless people could get through day labor recruiters?

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