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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter III, "Lovers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the best description of Kazu's reaction when she realizes that Yukio has left the café?
(a) Amused.
(b) Unflappable.
(c) Frantic.
(d) Scornful.

2. What art did Kinuyo teach Kazu that Kazu now teaches others?
(a) Flower arranging.
(b) Painting.
(c) Calligraphy.
(d) Woodblock printing.

3. What does Goro think is probably true about Kurata's meeting with Asami?
(a) Kurata had a secret to tell Asami.
(b) Kurata simply wanted one last Christmas memory with Asami.
(c) Kurata believed that he could change reality by meeting with Asami.
(d) Kurata knew that Asami was lying to him.

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 foods.
(b) Traditional etiquette.
(c) Pottery techniques.
(d) Language features.

5. Which is the best description of how Yukio feels when he returns to the present?
(a) Irritable and embarrassed.
(b) Exhausted and drained.
(c) Defeated and bewildered.
(d) Renewed and hopeful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does Shuichi draw from the way Gohtaro handles the camera?

2. When Gohtaro returns to the present, what is the first thing that he wants to do?

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

4. What is Gohtaro's daughter's name?

5. Where did Kazu meet the man who is now her boyfriend?

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