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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kazu get the ghost in the chair to move so that Hirai can use it?
(a) She plays loud music.
(b) She keeps giving the ghost refills of coffee.
(c) She asks the ghost very politely.
(d) She does a spell on the ghost.

2. Who tells Kohtake about Hirai's sister?
(a) Fumiko.
(b) Kuzu.
(c) Nagare.
(d) Kei.

3. What town in Japan is Harai's family inn located in?
(a) Sendai.
(b) Rimiko.
(c) Fusagi.
(d) Nagasaki.

4. Who is Hirai's mother?
(a) Kristi.
(b) Michiko.
(c) Rimini.
(d) Hitachi.

5. Why does Kohtake recognize the cafe's name?
(a) It is from her mother's journals.
(b) It is from a song she once knew.
(c) It is the title of a book she once read.
(d) It is the name of a restaurant she likes.

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

7. What does Kohtake notice about Hirai's snack bar in Part IV?
(a) It is not there any longer.
(b) It is not crowded any longer.
(c) It has new decorations.
(d) It has been closed for a few days.

8. What apron does Kei always wear working in the cafe?
(a) The wine-red apron.
(b) The apron with the cafe's name on it.
(c) The apron with the seashells on it.
(d) The apron with the owls on it.

9. What happens if someone traveling in time leaves the seat they travel in?
(a) They are returned forcefully to the present.
(b) They die.
(c) They will make it so that they had never been born.
(d) They disrupt the time-space continuum.

10. What kind of coffee does Nagare always make?
(a) French press.
(b) Machine.
(c) Cold-press.
(d) Hand-drip.

11. What happens when Hirai goes back home for her sister's funeral?
(a) Her car breaks down and she misses the funeral.
(b) Her uncle banishes her.
(c) Her parents refuse to speak with her.
(d) She faints and has to spend time in the hospital.

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

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

14. Who comes to the cafe early in Part IV that everyone is shocked to see?
(a) Kei.
(b) Fusagi.
(c) Hirai.
(d) Fumiko.

15. What is the meaning of the name of Hirai's family's inn?
(a) The Bank.
(b) The Chair.
(c) The Treasury.
(d) The Freeway.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many seats does Hirai have in her snack bar?

2. What does Kohtake think about Kazu's appearance at the time travel ceremony?

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

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

5. What did Kumi always call Hirai when they were children?

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