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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. Which best describes Shuichi's reaction when he returns from the restroom and sees the much-older Gohtaro?
(a) Thrilled.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Amused.

2. What is the title of the book that the woman in the white dress used to read?
(a) Samoa.
(b) Lovers.
(c) The Cherry Blossoms.
(d) Mother and Son.

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 times on the antique clocks are synchronized.
(b) The customers that were there that day are absent.
(c) The sepia light is gone, replaced by strong white light.
(d) There is traditional music playing in the background.

4. What is the woman in white doing when Gohtaro is talking with Kyoko and Kazu?
(a) Drinking tea.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Polishing glasses.
(d) Clearing tables.

5. Where did Kazu meet the man who is now her boyfriend?
(a) The café.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Mrs. Kinuyo's house.
(d) Art school.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Shuichi's primary response to seeing the camera that Gohtaro has brought with him?

4. When Nagare pops his head out of the kitchen at the beginning of the story, what does he offer Kurata?

5. How does Kyoko react to Nagare's suggestion about a present for Kiyoshi's wife?

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