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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter II, "Mother and Son" Pages 65-81.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Kazu tell Miki she will be old enough to pour the coffee?
(a) When she is seventeen.
(b) When she is twenty-two.
(c) When she is twelve.
(d) When she is seven.

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

3. When Gohtaro returns to the present, what is the first thing that he wants to do?
(a) Thank Nagare for saving him twice during his journey into the past.
(b) Find out from Kazu who Kaname really is.
(c) Check the recording of Shuichi to make sure it was not all a dream.
(d) Get out of the ghost chair before Kaname returns.

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

5. What reason does Kyoko give for being so pleased that Kazu has a boyfriend?
(a) Her mother often expressed a wish that Kazu be happily married.
(b) She has often been concerned that Kazu leads a lonely life.
(c) Her own marriage is her greatest source of happiness.
(d) She thinks that Kazu will be a wonderful mother someday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kinuyo sometimes send Yukio in her care packages?

2. What did Kinuyo give her son when he left for Kyoto?

3. What art did Kinuyo teach Kazu that Kazu now teaches others?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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