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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter I, "Best Friends" Pages 5-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 find that the hidden cost of going back in time is too much to bear.
(c) They are disappointed that they will not be able to change anything about the present.
(d) They realize that they will not be able to follow all of the café's rules.

2. What does Gohtaro do for a living?
(a) He is a web developer.
(b) He runs a restaurant.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is an interpreter.

3. Why does Gohtaro hesitate to enter the café?
(a) He is afraid that going back in time will be dangerous.
(b) He is not sure that he wants his daughter to know the truth.
(c) He is not sure that the stories about the café are true.
(d) He is afraid that seeing his old friend will be too sad.

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

5. What sport did Gohtaro and Shuichi play together in college?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Soccer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What art did Kinuyo teach Kazu that Kazu now teaches others?

2. What amuses Kazu and Kyoko about Miki's backpack?

3. Where is the time-traveling café located?

4. What quality is conveyed by the "sepia" lighting in the café?

5. How were Shuichi and his wife killed?

(see the answer key)

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