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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter IV, "Husband and Wife".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just before Kyoko leaves the café, what does she thank Kazu for?
(a) Yohsuke's Christmas gift.
(b) A painting Kazu did for her.
(c) Saving Yukio's life.
(d) Visiting Kinuyo's grave.

2. On what date does the story "Husband and Wife" take place?
(a) April 1st.
(b) February 14th.
(c) March 1st.
(d) May 14th.

3. What does Shuichi do just before urging Gohtaro to get started with the recording?
(a) Feels Gohtaro's coffee cup.
(b) Gets up to go to the restroom again.
(c) Whispers something to himself.
(d) Blows his nose and wipes away his tears.

4. What is Shuichi's primary response to seeing the camera that Gohtaro has brought with him?
(a) Shuichi is impressed with the technology.
(b) Shuichi is jealous that Gohtaro can afford such things.
(c) Shuichi is suspicious about Gohtaro wanting to record him.
(d) Shuichi refuses to believe that the object is a camera.

5. How does Kyoko react to Nagare's suggestion about a present for Kiyoshi's wife?
(a) She dismisses it as completely unhelpful.
(b) She laughs and tells Nagare he does not understand women.
(c) She praises it effusively, saying she wishes her husband thought like Nagare.
(d) She politely suggests a slight improvement in the plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Yukio still struggling financially even after he started getting a salary from the pottery studio?

2. What causes Kiyoshi to reveal his identity to Kimiko?

3. Where is Fumiko when she calls Kurata while he is in the café?

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

5. Which term accurately expresses how the narrator characterizes Kurata in the exposition explaining Katsuki's work life?

(see the answer key)

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