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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. Besides the obvious age differences, what is the only thing that has changed in the café when Gohtero returns to the past?
(a) The customers that were there that day are absent.
(b) The times on the antique clocks are synchronized.
(c) There is traditional music playing in the background.
(d) The sepia light is gone, replaced by strong white light.

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

3. Whom does Gohtaro think that the woman who seems to be the young girl's mother looks very like?
(a) Miki.
(b) Kyoko.
(c) Kaname.
(d) Kazu.

4. During the conversation between Kazu and Kyoko, what is Kiyoshi doing?
(a) Staring at his notebook.
(b) Watching the ghost uneasily.
(c) Dozing over a novel.
(d) Trying to get Kazu's attention.

5. From the context, what is it likely "sakura" means when Shuichi tells Haruka that "the sakura were in full bloom" on the day of her birth (36)?
(a) Chrysanthemums.
(b) Irises.
(c) Cherry blossoms.
(d) Hydrangeas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kazu refuse to allow Kyoko to pay for?

3. What is the title of the book that the woman in the white dress used to read?

4. What is the name of the time-traveling café?

5. While Gohtaro is fumbling with the camera on page 34, what does Shuichi tell him he still needs to work on?

(see the answer key)

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