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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. Who is the author of Tales from the Café?
(a) Hiromi Kawakami.
(b) Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
(c) Junichiro Tanizaki.
(d) Haruki Murakami.

2. What does Kazu refuse to allow Kyoko to pay for?
(a) Gohtaro's coffee.
(b) The woman in white's bill.
(c) The sandwich for Kinuyo.
(d) Her son's second orange juice.

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

4. What causes most potential customers to lose interest in the café's ability to send people back in time?
(a) They do not have the patience to wait as long as necessary for the time-traveling seat to be available.
(b) They are disappointed that they will not be able to change anything about the present.
(c) They find that the hidden cost of going back in time is too much to bear.
(d) They realize that they will not be able to follow all of the café's rules.

5. After congratulating Haruka on her marriage, what does Shuichi do next?
(a) He grabs the camera.
(b) He turns away to hide his tears.
(c) He takes a sip of Gohtaro's coffee.
(d) He shakes his head and laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the obvious age differences, what is the only thing that has changed in the café when Gohtero returns to the past?

2. What kind of drawing does Kazu specialize in?

3. Who sings a song about crickets in the opening of "Mother and Son"?

4. What causes Asami to burst into tears after Kurata has disappeared from the café?

5. Why does Kiyoshi feel unsure about what to get his wife for her birthday?

(see the answer key)

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