Tales From the Cafe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Toshikazu Kawaguchi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 205 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Tales From the Cafe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the narrative compare to "a sentry guarding a castle" (28)?
(a) Kaname.
(b) Gohtero.
(c) Shuichi.
(d) Nagare.

2. What causes Gohtaro to panic when he first realizes he has returned to the past?
(a) His coffee is already cold.
(b) He does not see Shuichi.
(c) He sees the ghost in another seat.
(d) His body still feels as if it is falling.

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

4. While Gohtaro is fumbling with the camera on page 34, what does Shuichi tell him he still needs to work on?
(a) His "slight of hand."
(b) His "closing skills."
(c) His "endgame."
(d) His "poker face."

5. After congratulating Haruka on her marriage, what does Shuichi do next?
(a) He shakes his head and laughs.
(b) He grabs the camera.
(c) He takes a sip of Gohtaro's coffee.
(d) He turns away to hide his tears.

6. What does Gohtaro do for a living?
(a) He is an interpreter.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a web developer.
(d) He runs a restaurant.

7. Who is the author of Tales from the Café?
(a) Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
(b) Haruki Murakami.
(c) Hiromi Kawakami.
(d) Junichiro Tanizaki.

8. What is Kyoko's brother's reaction when Kazu mentions his mother's name?
(a) He is confused and sad.
(b) He is amused and intrigued.
(c) He is startled and angry.
(d) He is stoic and detached.

9. When Gohtaro was originally in the café, twenty-two years ago, what did he notice about the person sitting in the ghost chair?
(a) The man was weeping quietly the entire time Gohtaro was in the café.
(b) The man looked like he had time-traveled from the 1920's.
(c) The man had spilled his coffee and was looking around for help.
(d) The man seemed to be talking to someone that Gohtaro could not see.

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

11. What lie does Gohtaro tell Shuichi about his reason for coming into the past?
(a) He claims that Haruka wanted to be sure her birth father knew about her wedding.
(b) He claims that future-Shuichi asked him to do it.
(c) He claims that he simply wanted advice from an old friend.
(d) He claims that he was curious to try traveling through time.

12. In her lyrics on page 56, to what does Miki compare Nagare?
(a) A barnyard smell.
(b) A long fall night.
(c) A sputtering kettle.
(d) A farting insect.

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

14. Besides Japanese culture, which other culture does the narrator say is especially fond of insects?
(a) Indonesian.
(b) Korean.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Polynesian.

15. What is unusual about the coffee that Kazu pours for Gohtaro?
(a) It sparkles as if it has its own light source.
(b) It has a strong scent of cherry blossoms.
(c) It does not appear to be moving.
(d) It is clear, like water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Miki's conversation with Kyoko about Mrs. Kinuyo convey about Miki's character?

3. How old is Kazu?

4. What sport did Gohtaro and Shuichi play together in college?

5. Which author is quoted near the beginning of Chapter I, "Best Friends"?

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