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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hirai tell Kumi that shocks Kumi in Part IV?
(a) She is getting married.
(b) She wants to move in with Kumi.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is ready to come home to Takakura.

2. What does Fusagi's letter to Kohtake say?
(a) He wants her to be his wife, and he does not want her to feel obligated to stay with him as his illness progresses.
(b) He has been married once before.
(c) He wants to leave her.
(d) He will make sure their children are cared for.

3. What does Kazu almost say but stops herself from saying when she drinks the sake with Kei and Kohtake?
(a) Heads up.
(b) Cheers.
(c) Scopes!
(d) Slainte.

4. How did Fusagi and Kohtake first meet?
(a) They were neighbors.
(b) At the cafe.
(c) Through a friend.
(d) Online.

5. Who gives Hirai the letter from Kumi?
(a) Kohtake.
(b) Fusagi.
(c) Nagare.
(d) Kei.

6. What does the ghost say to occupants of her seat when she returns from the bathroom?
(a) Move!
(b) Nothing.
(c) Mine!
(d) Time now.

7. What does Fusagi almost never do for Kohtake?
(a) Read to her.
(b) Compliment her.
(c) Give her birthday presents.
(d) Make dinner for her.

8. What color is the coffee used in the time travel ceremony?
(a) Muddy brown.
(b) Pitch black.
(c) Almost white.
(d) Colorless like water.

9. What does Nagare ask Hirai as she leaves the cafe after her trip home in Part IV?
(a) How she is going to raise money for Kumi's care.
(b) How she is going to honor her sister.
(c) Why she has come to the cafe at this moment.
(d) When she will go home again.

10. What does Kumi think is strange about Hirai when she meets her in Hirai's past?
(a) Hirai has never been so easy to find.
(b) Hirai's voice has changed.
(c) Hirai is pregnant.
(d) Hirai looks much older.

11. What does Kohtake tell Fusagi about his disease when she visits him in the past?
(a) He stays the same.
(b) He recovers.
(c) She does not tell him anything about his disease.
(d) He gets much worse.

12. What food item is Nagare's specialty?
(a) Cream.
(b) Cake.
(c) Jam.
(d) Homemade butter.

13. What is one of the first signs of Fusagi's illness for Kohtake?
(a) He gets lost coming home from work.
(b) He forgets what he does for a living.
(c) He forgets her name.
(d) He forgets his car keys.

14. What does Hirai mostly want to do when she visits Kumi in the past?
(a) Try to prevent Kumi's death.
(b) Tell Kumi to set herself free.
(c) Apologize.
(d) Make amends with her parents.

15. What does Hirai plan to do right after returning from the past?
(a) Travel to Takakura.
(b) Give her snack bar to Kumi.
(c) Get married.
(d) Tell Kumi how she really feels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Fusagi write such short letters to Kohtake?

2. What kind of sake does Kei bring out to drink to cheer Kohtake up?

3. Who comes to the cafe as a time traveler in the section titled The Sisters?

4. What does Fusagi tell Kohtake to do with kindness just before her time is up in time traveling?

5. What phrase does Kawaguchi use to explain why some people become more emotional in the presence of close friends or family?

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