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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter III, "Lovers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gohtaro returns to the present, what is the first thing that he wants to do?
(a) Thank Nagare for saving him twice during his journey into the past.
(b) Get out of the ghost chair before Kaname returns.
(c) Find out from Kazu who Kaname really is.
(d) Check the recording of Shuichi to make sure it was not all a dream.

2. When Gohtaro and Shuichi first meet again in the past, how does Gohtaro see himself acting in front of his old friend?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Awed.
(c) Shy.
(d) Angry.

3. What similarity is there between Kazu's approach to art and her approach to customers at the café?
(a) They are both intuitive.
(b) They are both objective.
(c) They are both spontaneous.
(d) They are both analytical.

4. During the conversation between Kazu and Kyoko, what is Kiyoshi doing?
(a) Trying to get Kazu's attention.
(b) Staring at his notebook.
(c) Dozing over a novel.
(d) Watching the ghost uneasily.

5. Who enters the café just after Kurata finally finishes his coffee and disappears?
(a) Fumiko.
(b) Kazu.
(c) Nagare.
(d) Goro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the story's motifs is introduced by the Christmas tree and the extra item that Nagare adds to Kyoko's order?

2. Who sings a song about crickets in the opening of "Mother and Son"?

3. Whom does the narrative compare to "a sentry guarding a castle" (28)?

4. Who asks Kazu about her age?

5. When Nagare pops his head out of the kitchen at the beginning of the story, what does he offer Kurata?

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