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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Kawaguchi use to explain why some people become more emotional in the presence of close friends or family?
(a) Emotional gravity.
(b) Friendship quotient.
(c) Holdback blues.
(d) Bonding tears.

2. How do patrons always feel about Hirai?
(a) They put up with her because her drinks are so good.
(b) They feel comfortable around her.
(c) She makes them sad.
(d) They are afraid of her.

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

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

5. 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) Slainte.
(d) Scopes!

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the mysterious visitor to the cafe in the section titled The Sisters come to find?

2. What does Nagare ask Hirai as she leaves the cafe after her trip home in Part IV?

3. What does Kazu give to Hirai when she travels back in time that she does not give anyone else?

4. What does Fusagi do for a living?

5. What does Fusagi wear when Kohtake sees him when she travels back in time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What natural gift does Hirai have that seems to serve her well in business?

2. What explanation does Hirai eventually give for her strange behavior at the cafe in Part IV?

3. Why does Kohtake ask everyone to call her by her maiden name at the cafe?

4. What does Kazu give to Hirai when she travels in time, and why does she do this?

5. What is the first rule of time travel that will be no problem in Kohtake's case?

6. What does Kei have that Hirai desperately wants to see?

7. Why is Kohtake stunned that Fusagi has written her a letter?

8. Why does Hirai think Kumi wants to convince her to come back to help run the family business?

9. What does Fusagi say to Kohtake that guts her in Part III?

10. How does Fusagi discover Kohtake has come from the past in Part III?

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