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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to the cafe as a time traveler in the section titled The Sisters?
(a) Hirai's brother.
(b) Kei's mother.
(c) Nagare's mother.
(d) A young, pretty girl no one seems to know.

2. What does Fusagi tell Kohtake to do with kindness just before her time is up in time traveling?
(a) Stay well.
(b) Drink her coffee.
(c) Take care of their children.
(d) Give him a kiss.

3. What does the young girl who is the time traveler in the section The Sisters want to do with Kei?
(a) Eat.
(b) Try on dresses.
(c) Talk at length.
(d) Take a picture.

4. What does Kohtake do for a living?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Landscape architect.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Chef.

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

6. What present does Fusagi get for Kohtake one year that she rescues?
(a) A poster.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A book.

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

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

9. 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.

10. Where does Kei return from that Nagare feels he cannot accompany her to in the section titled The Sisters?
(a) The OB/GYN.
(b) The river.
(c) The bridal shop.
(d) The pastry shop.

11. 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) Why she has come to the cafe at this moment.
(c) When she will go home again.
(d) How she is going to honor her sister.

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

13. What does Fusagi do when Kohtake asks him about her present one year?
(a) Shouts at her.
(b) Gives it to her.
(c) Gives it to someone else.
(d) Throws it away.

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

15. Why does Hirai travel to her hometown in Part IV?
(a) To visit her sick father.
(b) For her sister's funeral.
(c) To visit her sick mother.
(d) To do some banking paperwork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the name of Hirai's family's inn?

2. What does Fusagi almost never do for Kohtake?

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

4. What does Nagare wonder about Kei at the very end of Part IV?

5. What color is the coffee used in the time travel ceremony?

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