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

2. Why does Shuichi abruptly shift the conversation to Gohtaro's reasons for coming back into the past?
(a) He is uncomfortable with the idea of time travel.
(b) He is embarrassed at Gohtaro's gratitude.
(c) He is aware that their time together is short.
(d) He is alarmed by Gohtaro's tears.

3. When Gohtaro was originally in the café, twenty-two years ago, what did he notice about the person sitting in the ghost chair?
(a) The man had spilled his coffee and was looking around for help.
(b) The man was weeping quietly the entire time Gohtaro was in the café.
(c) The man looked like he had time-traveled from the 1920's.
(d) The man seemed to be talking to someone that Gohtaro could not see.

4. What does Goro think is probably true about Kurata's meeting with Asami?
(a) Kurata had a secret to tell Asami.
(b) Kurata knew that Asami was lying to him.
(c) Kurata believed that he could change reality by meeting with Asami.
(d) Kurata simply wanted one last Christmas memory with Asami.

5. Which of the story's motifs is introduced by the Christmas tree and the extra item that Nagare adds to Kyoko's order?
(a) Missed chances.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Bereavement.
(d) Analytical thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the expression "in a pickle" mean (32)?

2. Who enters the café just after Kurata finally finishes his coffee and disappears?

3. What does Kyoko believe about her brother not attending their mother's funeral?

4. What causes Gohtaro to panic when he first realizes he has returned to the past?

5. What new café rule does the reader learn about in "Mother and Son"?

(see the answer key)

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