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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. Who enters the café just after Kurata finally finishes his coffee and disappears?
(a) Kazu.
(b) Goro.
(c) Fumiko.
(d) Nagare.

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

3. Why does Shuichi abruptly shift the conversation to Gohtaro's reasons for coming back into the past?
(a) He is aware that their time together is short.
(b) He is alarmed by Gohtaro's tears.
(c) He is uncomfortable with the idea of time travel.
(d) He is embarrassed at Gohtaro's gratitude.

4. Which is the best description of Kazu's appearance?
(a) Pretty but nondescript.
(b) Strikingly beautiful.
(c) Youthful and unformed.
(d) Intriguingly exotic.

5. What causes Kimiko to tell Kiyoshi that he sounds like a detective?
(a) His tone.
(b) His persistence.
(c) His diction.
(d) His perceptiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the obvious age differences, what is the only thing that has changed in the café when Gohtero returns to the past?

2. What surprising event ends this story?

3. What is the primary intent of the passage in which Miki comes out to pour the coffee and Nagare questions her about her readiness for the task?

4. What are the details about Kimiko's clothing meant to convey about her?

5. On what date does the story "Husband and Wife" take place?

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