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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter I, "Best Friends" Pages 26-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing that Shuichi wants to know once he understands that Gohtaro has come from the future?
(a) Whether time travel works in the opposite direction.
(b) What time travel does to a person's body and if Gohtaro feels okay.
(c) Whether something has happened to his daughter, Haruka.
(d) How many years in the future Gohtaro came from.

2. What motivates Shuichi to comment about what a nice suit Gohtaro is wearing?
(a) He is surprised by how much fashion has changed.
(b) He is pleased to see his old friend doing well.
(c) He is teasing his old friend about how he has aged.
(d) He is jealous of Gohtaro's family wealth.

3. What causes Gohtaro to panic when he first realizes he has returned to the past?
(a) His coffee is already cold.
(b) He does not see Shuichi.
(c) His body still feels as if it is falling.
(d) He sees the ghost in another seat.

4. How long has Gohtaro been lying to his daughter?
(a) 27 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 22 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. What does Gohtaro surmise about the woman who seems to be the girl's mother from her conversation with Nagare?
(a) She has a secret sorrow.
(b) She is in poor health.
(c) She is a neglectful parent.
(d) She dislikes the café.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrative compare to "a sentry guarding a castle" (28)?

2. When Gohtaro returns to the present, what is the first thing that he wants to do?

3. What is the name of the time-traveling café?

4. Why does Nagare ask Gohtaro if something is wrong with his coffee?

5. What did Gohtaro and his friend notice about the young man who ran the cash register at the café?

(see the answer key)

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