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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 Kurata visits the café to learn more about the time-travel rules, which rule is he most interested in clarifying?
(a) The rule about not leaving the time-travel seat during time travel.
(b) The rule about drinking the coffee before it gets cold.
(c) The rule about not being able to change reality by traveling in time.
(d) The rule about only being able to meet people who visit the café.

2. Why does Kiyoshi feel unsure about what to get his wife for her birthday?
(a) Their marriage is recent, and he does not know her very well yet.
(b) She is a notoriously picky person, with eccentric tastes.
(c) She has told him many times that she does not need presents from him.
(d) He has never bought her a birthday present before.

3. Besides Japanese culture, which other culture does the narrator say is especially fond of insects?
(a) Indonesian.
(b) Polynesian.
(c) Korean.
(d) Chinese.

4. Besides a love of insects, what does the narrator say links Japanese culture to the other culture discussed in the opening of "Mother and Son"?
(a) Language features.
(b) Pottery techniques.
(c) Traditional etiquette.
(d) Traditional foods.

5. Why does Nagare ask Gohtaro if something is wrong with his coffee?
(a) He misunderstands Gohtaro's upset expression.
(b) He disapproves of the commotion Gohtaro and Shuichi are causing.
(c) He is reminding Gohtaro of the passing time.
(d) He is trying to eavesdrop on Gohtaro and Shuichi's conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bought the café's Christmas tree?

2. During the conversation between Kazu and Kyoko, what is Kiyoshi doing?

3. What is Shuichi's primary response to seeing the camera that Gohtaro has brought with him?

4. How does Kyoko react to Nagare's suggestion about a present for Kiyoshi's wife?

5. What error does Gohtaro almost make when he sees how red Shuichi's eyes are after Shuichi understands that Gohtaro has come back in time?

(see the answer key)

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