View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the narrative compare to "a sentry guarding a castle" (28)?
(a) Shuichi.
(b) Kaname.
(c) Nagare.
(d) Gohtero.

2. When Miki and Nagare come back to the closed café later that night, what is Kazu doing?
(a) Standing alone in the dark, in front of her mother's ghost.
(b) Finishing a painting of herself and Kinuyo.
(c) Unwrapping a Christmas gift from her boyfriend.
(d) Polishing the coffee cup that Kurata used.

3. What does Shuichi do just before urging Gohtaro to get started with the recording?
(a) Gets up to go to the restroom again.
(b) Feels Gohtaro's coffee cup.
(c) Blows his nose and wipes away his tears.
(d) Whispers something to himself.

4. Where did Haruka meet Satoshi Obi?
(a) At a health club.
(b) On the bus.
(c) Gohtaro's restaurant.
(d) Culinary school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Kyoko leaves, who is in the café with Kazu?

2. What lie does Gohtaro tell Shuichi about his reason for coming into the past?

3. What did Kinuyo give her son when he left for Kyoto?

4. In what modern kind of text does the narrator explore the use of onomatopoeia and mimetic language?

5. Which best describes Shuichi's reaction when he returns from the restroom and sees the much-older Gohtaro?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 289 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample