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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides the obvious age differences, what is the only thing that has changed in the café when Gohtero returns to the past?
(a) There is traditional music playing in the background.
(b) The times on the antique clocks are synchronized.
(c) The customers that were there that day are absent.
(d) The sepia light is gone, replaced by strong white light.

2. After Kyoko leaves, who is in the café with Kazu?
(a) The ghost.
(b) Miki.
(c) Kiyoshi.
(d) Nagare.

3. What season does the bell cricket herald?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

4. In what modern kind of text does the narrator explore the use of onomatopoeia and mimetic language?
(a) Comics.
(b) Video games.
(c) Movies.
(d) Pop songs.

5. Where did Miki get her red backpack from?
(a) She got it from school.
(b) Kazu bought it for her.
(c) It is Kyoko's son's old backpack.
(d) Her mother gave it to her.

6. What is Kyoko's reaction to Kazu asking about her brother?
(a) She is anxious.
(b) She is startled.
(c) She is irritated.
(d) She is embarrassed.

7. What sport did Gohtaro and Shuichi play together in college?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Baseball.

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

9. What does Kazu suggest that Kiyoshi should get for his wife's birthday?
(a) A jewelry box.
(b) A book.
(c) A vase.
(d) A necklace.

10. What did Kinuyo give her son when he left for Kyoto?
(a) A pocket watch.
(b) Money.
(c) A letter.
(d) A photograph.

11. What does Gohtaro notice hanging on the café wall?
(a) Paintings of ghosts.
(b) A metronome.
(c) Antique clocks.
(d) A large hourglass.

12. Where is the woman that Gohtaro thinks is the young girl's mother taking the child?
(a) To buy supplies for the café.
(b) To see her newborn cousin.
(c) To view the cherry blossoms.
(d) To her new-student orientation.

13. Who sings a song about crickets in the opening of "Mother and Son"?
(a) Kyoko.
(b) Kazu.
(c) Nagare.
(d) Miki.

14. From the context, what is it likely "sakura" means when Shuichi tells Haruka that "the sakura were in full bloom" on the day of her birth (36)?
(a) Cherry blossoms.
(b) Irises.
(c) Chrysanthemums.
(d) Hydrangeas.

15. Where did Kazu meet the man who is now her boyfriend?
(a) Art school.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Mrs. Kinuyo's house.
(d) The café.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Kazu tell Miki she will be old enough to pour the coffee?

2. What is Kazu's relationship to Miki's father?

3. Who is Nagare?

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

5. Besides Japanese culture, which other culture does the narrator say is especially fond of insects?

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