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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. What art did Kinuyo teach Kazu that Kazu now teaches others?
(a) Flower arranging.
(b) Calligraphy.
(c) Painting.
(d) Woodblock printing.

2. What similarity is there between Kazu's approach to art and her approach to customers at the café?
(a) They are both spontaneous.
(b) They are both analytical.
(c) They are both objective.
(d) They are both intuitive.

3. After congratulating Haruka on her marriage, what does Shuichi do next?
(a) He turns away to hide his tears.
(b) He grabs the camera.
(c) He takes a sip of Gohtaro's coffee.
(d) He shakes his head and laughs.

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

5. Why does Shuichi abruptly shift the conversation to Gohtaro's reasons for coming back into the past?
(a) He is embarrassed at Gohtaro's gratitude.
(b) He is uncomfortable with the idea of time travel.
(c) He is alarmed by Gohtaro's tears.
(d) He is aware that their time together is short.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the reader infer from the conversation between Nagare and the woman who seems to be the girl's mother?

2. What does Miki's conversation with Kyoko about Mrs. Kinuyo convey about Miki's character?

3. Which author is quoted near the beginning of Chapter I, "Best Friends"?

4. What reason does Kyoko give for being so pleased that Kazu has a boyfriend?

5. Besides a love of insects, what does the narrator say links Japanese culture to the other culture discussed in the opening of "Mother and Son"?

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