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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. Just before Kyoko leaves the café, what does she thank Kazu for?
(a) Saving Yukio's life.
(b) A painting Kazu did for her.
(c) Visiting Kinuyo's grave.
(d) Yohsuke's Christmas gift.

2. What is a "mimetic expression" (47)?
(a) One that conveys a comparison indirectly.
(b) One that conveys emphasis by understating a feeling.
(c) One that imitates the sound of the thing it names.
(d) One that imitates a feeling generated by the thing it names.

3. Besides the obvious age differences, what is the only thing that has changed in the café when Gohtero returns to the past?
(a) The sepia light is gone, replaced by strong white light.
(b) The times on the antique clocks are synchronized.
(c) There is traditional music playing in the background.
(d) The customers that were there that day are absent.

4. What does Asami show Kurata soon after meeting him in the café?
(a) A funeral program.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A Christmas gift.
(d) A wedding ring.

5. What causes Asami to burst into tears after Kurata has disappeared from the café?
(a) She realizes she has lost Fumiko's ring.
(b) Miki hands her the gift from Kurata.
(c) She sees a photo of Kazu as a baby.
(d) Miki reads Kurata's wish aloud.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nagare explain what happened to Kaname?

2. Besides Japanese culture, which other culture does the narrator say is especially fond of insects?

3. What season does the bell cricket herald?

4. What kind of drawing does Kazu specialize in?

5. What is Kiyoshi Manda's job?

(see the answer key)

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