2. What did Osamu say about Koichi when he looked at his face after Setsuko removed the white cloth?
(a) It did not look like him.
(b) It looked like he was sleeping.
(c) He looked so much like his father.
(d) He was such a kind person.

3. Who is typically the person to carry the funeral tablet at a funeral?
(a) The daughter.
(b) The son.
(c) The father.
(d) The priest.

4. What year was Kazu born?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1943.

5. How much money does Kazu send him to his family when he first moves to Tokyo?
(a) 250,000 yen a month.
(b) 1000 yen a month.
(c) 20,000 yen a month.
(d) 20 yen a month.

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

7. What was Koichi's body covered with after the funeral service?
(a) White chrysanthemum.
(b) White roses.
(c) White lilies.
(d) White trillium.

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

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

10. What is one thing Pure Land followers did that angered the natives in Soma?
(a) They prayed day and night.
(b) They built reservoirs.
(c) They honored their dead in a way the Soma did not believe in.
(d) They worked even during Nomaoi festival.

11. How old were Kazu's parents when they died?
(a) In their 80s.
(b) In their 60s.
(c) In their 70s.
(d) In their 90s.

12. Why did the midwife say the birth of their son Koichi was a blessing?
(a) Because having a baby on a rainy day was considered good luck.
(b) Because he was born the same day as the prince.
(c) Because it was the Emperor's birthday.
(d) Because having a boy first was considered good luck.

13. Who did Kazu see at the Haramachi train station on August 5, 1947?
(a) His wife for the first time.
(b) Shige.
(c) Emperor Hirohito.
(d) His father.

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

15. What word is used to describe how Kazu felt about how he lived his life after his son Koichi died?
(a) Overjoyed.
(b) Dissatisfied.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Distraught.