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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter I, "Best Friends" Pages 26-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gohtaro notice about the young girl in the café when he travels back in time?
(a) She uses bits of French when she speaks.
(b) She has a brand new backpack.
(c) She looks a lot like Miki.
(d) She avoids going near the ghost chair.

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

4. Where is the time-traveling café located?
(a) Yokohama.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Kyoto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shuichi do just before urging Gohtaro to get started with the recording?

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

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

4. What does the expression "in a pickle" mean (32)?

5. Who convinces Gohtaro to finally go inside the café?

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