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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. Besides Japanese culture, which other culture does the narrator say is especially fond of insects?
(a) Indonesian.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Korean.
(d) Polynesian.

2. How many times did the man ask Kazu to be his girlfriend before she agreed?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. Who is Yamagishi Katsura?
(a) Kazu's boyfriend.
(b) A studio potter.
(c) The ghost's husband.
(d) Kyoko's father.

4. When Miki and Nagare come back to the closed café later that night, what is Kazu doing?
(a) Finishing a painting of herself and Kinuyo.
(b) Polishing the coffee cup that Kurata used.
(c) Unwrapping a Christmas gift from her boyfriend.
(d) Standing alone in the dark, in front of her mother's ghost.

5. How old was Yukio when he accepted the wholesaler's offer?
(a) Early thirties.
(b) Late twenties.
(c) Early twenties.
(d) Late thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gohtaro hesitate to enter the café?

2. What does Kazu suggest that Kiyoshi should get for his wife's birthday?

3. In Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird, where do Tyltyl and Mytyl encounter the child with the terrible fate?

4. How does Nagare explain what happened to Kaname?

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

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