2. Why are homeless people often evicted from the park where they live?
(a) They are evicted because they often cause problems in the park.
(b) They are evicted whenever the imperial family comes to visit a local museum.
(c) They are evicted because the locals complain about their presence.
(d) They are evicted because it is illegal to be homeless in Tokyo.

3. What is one of the things Setsuko found most painful about her son's death?
(a) She could not get in touch with Kazu when she first learned of their son's death.
(b) She was not with him in his time of need.
(c) She did not know how he died.
(d) Kazu was so far away when he died.

4. How often did Kazu visit his children when they were young?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Every holiday, birthday and special occasion.
(c) Once in summer and once in winter.
(d) Once a month.

5. What does Kazu worry his life lacked?
(a) Intent.
(b) Family.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Wealth.

6. 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) Buy a new jacket.
(c) Get a cat.
(d) Split the money with her.

7. Where was Koichi found dead?
(a) In a jail cell.
(b) In his apartment.
(c) At his mother's house.
(d) In a park.

8. Though the Soma gave Kazu's ancestor's land why were they unable to grow anything at first?
(a) There was a long drought when they first arrived.
(b) They did not know how to work the land.
(c) They did not get enough sun.
(d) They did not give them the right to irrigate the land.

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

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

11. What were Kazu's ancestors known as?
(a) Zen Buddhists.
(b) Soma Buddhists.
(c) Nomaoi Buddhists.
(d) Pure Land Followers.

12. How was Kazu's behavior at Koichi's funeral different from his mother and daughters?
(a) He cried uncontrollably.
(b) He did not cry.
(c) He refused to speak to any family members.
(d) He was loud and gregarious.

13. Who brought Kazu and his wife to the morgue after their son's death?
(a) Kazu's mother.
(b) Yoko's husband.
(c) Yoko.
(d) Mari.

14. What does Kazu hear two women joke about when discussing toy poodles?
(a) They joke that the poodles eat better than people.
(b) They joke that they liked dogs better than people.
(c) They joke that their dogs are like their children.
(d) They joke that they do not need husbands as long as they have their dogs.

15. Who is the author of Tokyo Ueno Station?
(a) Yoko Mori.
(b) Kazu Mori.
(c) Haruki Murakami.
(d) Yu Miri.