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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter II, "Mother and Son" Pages 65-81.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Yukio call when he goes outside?
(a) Yamagishi.
(b) Kyoko.
(c) His bank.
(d) His landlord.

3. How long has Yukio been deep in debt?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Three years.

4. What did Kinuyo sometimes send Yukio in her care packages?
(a) Homemade sweets.
(b) Instant foods.
(c) Photos from family events.
(d) Letters from his father and sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sings a song about crickets in the opening of "Mother and Son"?

2. What does Gohtaro surmise about the woman who seems to be the girl's mother from her conversation with Nagare?

3. What is a "mimetic expression" (47)?

4. How old is Gohtaro's daughter?

5. What did Kinuyo give her son when he left for Kyoto?

(see the answer key)

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