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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 quality is conveyed by the "sepia" lighting in the café?
(a) The café is a cheerful place.
(b) The café seems very old.
(c) The café might be dangerous.
(d) The café is dirty and run-down.

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

3. What is Kazu's relationship to Miki's father?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are business partners.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are married.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kyoko's objection to Gohtaro's plan to travel back into the past?

2. What causes most potential customers to lose interest in the café's ability to send people back in time?

3. How old is Kazu?

4. Why does Gohtaro hesitate to enter the café?

5. What language does Miki use a few words from when she comes into the café?

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