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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 amuses Kazu and Kyoko about Miki's backpack?
(a) It is a color traditionally not worn by small children.
(b) Miki is wearing it upside-down and backwards.
(c) Miki is wearing it even though school is not yet in session.
(d) Miki has decorated it with drawings of anime characters.

2. Where is the time-traveling café located?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Yokohama.

3. What does Miki's conversation with Kyoko about Mrs. Kinuyo convey about Miki's character?
(a) Miki is sociable and curious, but perhaps a little too blunt.
(b) Miki is a shy and polite child with an even temperament.
(c) Miki is a funny and eccentric child who seems to live in a fantasy world.
(d) Miki is good-natured and bright, but can be a bit sneaky.

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

5. Which author is quoted near the beginning of Chapter I, "Best Friends"?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Soyinka.
(d) Dostoevsky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the repetitions of the isolated, bolded words "clang-dong" meant to signify?

3. Where did Miki get her red backpack from?

4. What does Kazu refuse to allow Kyoko to pay for?

5. What is the woman in white doing when Gohtaro is talking with Kyoko and Kazu?

(see the answer key)

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