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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. Who asks Kazu about her age?
(a) Nagare.
(b) Kiyoshi.
(c) Kyoko.
(d) Miki.

2. What is Kiyoshi Manda's job?
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Homicide detective.
(c) Emergency room physician.
(d) Social worker.

3. What physical details are frequently used to identify Nagare to the reader?
(a) His booming voice and crooked smile.
(b) His almond-shaped eyes and large size.
(c) His peaceful expression and slight stoop.
(d) His jet-black, shaggy hair and calloused hands.

4. When Yukio apologizes to his mother and asks for her forgiveness, what is he responding to?
(a) Kinuyo knows her son has been lying to her about his success.
(b) Kinuyo would be less lonely should Yukio choose to stay in the past with her.
(c) Kinuyo would suffer deeply should Yukio choose not return to the future.
(d) Kinuyo knows she is about to die and that Yukio is not trying to prevent this.

5. What does Kazu ask Yukio just before she pours the coffee?
(a) She asks him to consider her feelings of responsibility for him.
(b) She asks him to reconcile with his sister.
(c) She asks him to pass on her regards to his mother.
(d) She asks him to forgive himself for missing the funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is in the past, what sound startles Yukio just as he is beginning to relax and feel sleepy?

2. Why does Yukio leave the café to make his phone call?

3. What is an "onomatopoeic expression" (47)?

4. Why does Kiyoshi feel unsure about what to get his wife for her birthday?

5. Which best describes Shuichi's reaction when he returns from the restroom and sees the much-older Gohtaro?

(see the answer key)

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