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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter III, "Lovers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness did Yukio contract when he was two years old?
(a) Meningitis.
(b) Tetanus.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Malaria.

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

3. What new café rule does the reader learn about in "Mother and Son"?
(a) There is no way to control where in the past a time-traveler ends up.
(b) People in the past cannot be photographed by ordinary cameras.
(c) People in the past cannot accept physical objects from time-travelers.
(d) There is no way to slow the cooling of the coffee.

4. Just before Kyoko leaves the café, what does she thank Kazu for?
(a) Yohsuke's Christmas gift.
(b) Visiting Kinuyo's grave.
(c) Saving Yukio's life.
(d) A painting Kazu did for her.

5. What wish does Miki write on the tanzaku paper at the beginning of the story?
(a) She wishes that Kazu would marry her boyfriend.
(b) She wishes that her father's feet did not smell so bad.
(c) She wishes to be allowed to pour the coffee.
(d) She wishes that she could see through walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kyoko's younger brother's name?

2. What is Kyoko's reaction to Kazu asking about her brother?

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

4. What sound does the story end with?

5. According to Chapter I, "Best Friends," what do most lies have in common?

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