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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Fusagi write such short letters to Kohtake?
(a) He had never learned to read and write very well.
(b) He was a man of few words.
(c) He just did not like writing very much.
(d) He always tried to write in Haiku format.

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

3. What happens to Hirai when she tries to forcefully remove the ghost from her chair?
(a) She is transported back to her snack bar.
(b) She is transported to the future.
(c) The ghost curses her.
(d) She dies.

4. How does Hirai get to her hometown for Kumi's funeral in Part IV?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Bus.
(c) Train.
(d) Airplane.

5. What does Hirai immediately ask for when she comes back to the cafe?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Water.
(c) Sake.
(d) Coffee.

6. What is one reason Fusagi knows Kohtake is visiting the cafe from the past?
(a) She looks younger.
(b) She is in the one chair.
(c) She looks older.
(d) She is wearing a dress he knows she no longer owns.

7. What does Kazu give to Hirai when she travels back in time that she does not give anyone else?
(a) A candle.
(b) An alarm.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A book.

8. How many seats does Hirai have in her snack bar?
(a) 18.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

9. What does Fusagi do for a living?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Advertising executive.
(c) Landscape gardener.
(d) Doctor.

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

11. Who informs Hirai about Kumi's death?
(a) Her father.
(b) The head waiter at her parents' inn.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

12. When does Kei understand what has really happened to Kumi in Part IV?
(a) When Kumi tells her what has happened.
(b) When she secretly reads Kumi's letter to Hirai.
(c) When she hears the alarm indicating the coffee is getting cold.
(d) When Hirai tells her what has happened.

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

14. What is Kumi's actual dream?
(a) To have children.
(b) To have her own company.
(c) To run the inn together with Hirai.
(d) To become a chef at a famous restaurant.

15. What does Nagare wonder about Kei at the very end of Part IV?
(a) Whether Kei can handle her new job.
(b) Whether Kei can give up her baby.
(c) Whether Kei will really want to run the snack bar.
(d) Whether Kei will ever want to travel in time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kohtake ask the others in the cafe when she gets back from time traveling?

2. What was happening when Kohtake and Fusagi first came to the cafe?

3. What apron does Kei always wear working in the cafe?

4. What food item is Nagare's specialty?

5. What does Fusagi do when Kohtake asks him about her present one year?

(see the answer keys)

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