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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter II, "Mother and Son" Pages 47-64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who convinces Gohtaro to finally go inside the café?
(a) The owner.
(b) The cook.
(c) The waitress.
(d) A regular customer.

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

3. What amuses Kazu and Kyoko about Miki's backpack?
(a) Miki is wearing it even though school is not yet in session.
(b) Miki is wearing it upside-down and backwards.
(c) It is a color traditionally not worn by small children.
(d) Miki has decorated it with drawings of anime characters.

4. What is Kazu's relationship to Miki's father?
(a) They are siblings.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are business partners.
(d) They are married.

5. What reason does Kyoko give for being so pleased that Kazu has a boyfriend?
(a) She has often been concerned that Kazu leads a lonely life.
(b) She thinks that Kazu will be a wonderful mother someday.
(c) Her mother often expressed a wish that Kazu be happily married.
(d) Her own marriage is her greatest source of happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motivates Shuichi to comment about what a nice suit Gohtaro is wearing?

2. What is Kyoko's objection to Gohtaro's plan to travel back into the past?

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

4. What is the first thing that Shuichi wants to know once he understands that Gohtaro has come from the future?

5. What is unusual about the coffee that Kazu pours for Gohtaro?

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