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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter II, "Mother and Son" Pages 47-64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Gohtaro is fumbling with the camera on page 34, what does Shuichi tell him he still needs to work on?
(a) His "closing skills."
(b) His "slight of hand."
(c) His "endgame."
(d) His "poker face."

2. When Gohtaro travels into the past, what does the reader realize about the young man whom Gohtaro and Shuichi thought should be a rugby player?
(a) The young man is Kaname's son.
(b) The young man is Nagare.
(c) The young man is Kazu's father.
(d) The young man is a ghost.

3. What lie does Gohtaro tell Shuichi about his reason for coming into the past?
(a) He claims that future-Shuichi asked him to do it.
(b) He claims that he was curious to try traveling through time.
(c) He claims that Haruka wanted to be sure her birth father knew about her wedding.
(d) He claims that he simply wanted advice from an old friend.

4. What is unusual about the coffee that Kazu pours for Gohtaro?
(a) It sparkles as if it has its own light source.
(b) It has a strong scent of cherry blossoms.
(c) It does not appear to be moving.
(d) It is clear, like water.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Kyoko's reaction to Kazu asking about her brother?

3. What does Shuichi do just before urging Gohtaro to get started with the recording?

4. What is Kiyoshi Manda's job?

5. What is Gohtaro's daughter's name?

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