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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. Which is the best description of Kazu's appearance?
(a) Intriguingly exotic.
(b) Strikingly beautiful.
(c) Pretty but nondescript.
(d) Youthful and unformed.

2. Who sings a song about crickets in the opening of "Mother and Son"?
(a) Miki.
(b) Kazu.
(c) Kyoko.
(d) Nagare.

3. 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 Kazu's father.
(b) The young man is Nagare.
(c) The young man is Kaname's son.
(d) The young man is a ghost.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is distinctive about the taste of the coffee served at the café?

2. According to Chapter I, "Best Friends," what do most lies have in common?

3. When Gohtaro and Shuichi first meet again in the past, how does Gohtaro see himself acting in front of his old friend?

4. What is unusual about the coffee that Kazu pours for Gohtaro?

5. How were Shuichi and his wife killed?

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