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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 161 - 180 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kazu give to the cabaret hostess the last night he saw her?
(a) Money.
(b) Perfume.
(c) A box of chocolates.
(d) White roses.

2. What had Setsuko told Kazu not long before her death?
(a) She did not want to die before he did.
(b) She knew she would die while the cicadas were singing.
(c) She felt sick and should see a doctor.
(d) She felt she had lived a full life and it was time to move on.

3. What does the homeless woman tell the homeless man about Shige while Kazu watches them?
(a) He died.
(b) He took off without a word.
(c) He got a job.
(d) He got arrested.

4. 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.

5. What are some things Kazu says about himself and his life at the start of the story?
(a) He was a well-dressed intellectual.
(b) He lacked confidence and had bad luck.
(c) He made a lot of money and was very generous.
(d) He was confident and quite a lady's man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the occasional notices outside Ueno Park there to inform the homeless people about?

2. Why did Kazu run out of the Ueno Star Movie Theater?

3. What is the name of the park Kazu haunts and used to live in when he was alive?

4. How is the bench that Kazu sees an old man on so still he seems he could be dead described?

5. What does Kazu recall about the war despite being young when it began?

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