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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. What is Kyoko's reaction to Kazu asking about her brother?
(a) She is startled.
(b) She is anxious.
(c) She is irritated.
(d) She is embarrassed.

2. What season does the bell cricket herald?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

3. What is Kyoko's younger brother's name?
(a) Haruto.
(b) Yukio.
(c) Masaru.
(d) Akihito.

4. What kind of drawing does Kazu specialize in?
(a) Abstract Expressionist.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Hyperrealistic.
(d) Surrealistic.

5. What does Goro tell Fumiko is likely the reason that Kurata chose her to help him with his plan?
(a) Her job.
(b) Her relationship with Asami.
(c) Her reputation for helpfulness.
(d) Her age.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miki and Nagare come back to the closed café later that night, what is Kazu doing?

2. What similarity is there between Kazu's approach to art and her approach to customers at the café?

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

4. What illness was Kurata diagnosed with two-and-a-half years previously?

5. What wish does Miki write on the tanzaku paper at the beginning of the story?

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