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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. Who convinces Gohtaro to finally go inside the café?
(a) The waitress.
(b) A regular customer.
(c) The cook.
(d) The owner.

2. What can the reader infer from the conversation between Nagare and the woman who seems to be the girl's mother?
(a) Miki is Nagare's adopted daughter.
(b) Mrs. Kinuyo used to have a much more active role in running the café.
(c) Nagare was not the owner of the café twenty-two years ago.
(d) Kyoko has been coming to the café since she was a child.

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

4. Who is Nagare?
(a) Kyoko's son.
(b) Another customer.
(c) Gohtaro's friend.
(d) The café's owner.

5. From the context, what is it likely "sakura" means when Shuichi tells Haruka that "the sakura were in full bloom" on the day of her birth (36)?
(a) Hydrangeas.
(b) Chrysanthemums.
(c) Irises.
(d) Cherry blossoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author is quoted near the beginning of Chapter I, "Best Friends"?

2. What motivates Shuichi to comment about what a nice suit Gohtaro is wearing?

3. What does Gohtaro surmise about the woman who seems to be the girl's mother from her conversation with Nagare?

4. Who is the author of Tales from the Café?

5. How old is Gohtaro's daughter?

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