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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 is the name of the time-traveling café?
(a) Auld Lang Syne.
(b) Funiculi Funicula.
(c) Que Sera Sera.
(d) Hakuna Matata.

2. Why does Nagare ask Gohtaro if something is wrong with his coffee?
(a) He is trying to eavesdrop on Gohtaro and Shuichi's conversation.
(b) He is reminding Gohtaro of the passing time.
(c) He misunderstands Gohtaro's upset expression.
(d) He disapproves of the commotion Gohtaro and Shuichi are causing.

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

4. 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"?
(a) Traditional etiquette.
(b) Language features.
(c) Pottery techniques.
(d) Traditional foods.

5. What can the reader infer from the conversation between Nagare and the woman who seems to be the girl's mother?
(a) Nagare was not the owner of the café twenty-two years ago.
(b) Miki is Nagare's adopted daughter.
(c) Kyoko has been coming to the café since she was a child.
(d) Mrs. Kinuyo used to have a much more active role in running the café.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who convinces Gohtaro to finally go inside the café?

2. Whom does the narrative compare to "a sentry guarding a castle" (28)?

3. What new café rule does the reader learn about in "Mother and Son"?

4. Besides Japanese culture, which other culture does the narrator say is especially fond of insects?

5. What is Kazu's relationship to Miki's father?

(see the answer key)

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