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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter III, "Lovers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gohtaro and Shuichi first meet again in the past, how does Gohtaro see himself acting in front of his old friend?
(a) Awed.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Shy.
(d) Angry.

2. Why does Kiyoshi feel unsure about what to get his wife for her birthday?
(a) She has told him many times that she does not need presents from him.
(b) She is a notoriously picky person, with eccentric tastes.
(c) Their marriage is recent, and he does not know her very well yet.
(d) He has never bought her a birthday present before.

3. Besides the obvious age differences, what is the only thing that has changed in the café when Gohtero returns to the past?
(a) The times on the antique clocks are synchronized.
(b) The customers that were there that day are absent.
(c) The sepia light is gone, replaced by strong white light.
(d) There is traditional music playing in the background.

4. What kind of drawing does Kazu specialize in?
(a) Hyperrealistic.
(b) Abstract Expressionist.
(c) Surrealistic.
(d) Romantic.

5. Where is the woman that Gohtaro thinks is the young girl's mother taking the child?
(a) To buy supplies for the café.
(b) To see her newborn cousin.
(c) To view the cherry blossoms.
(d) To her new-student orientation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Kazu meet the man who is now her boyfriend?

2. What is Miki's deceased mother's name?

3. When Nagare pops his head out of the kitchen at the beginning of the story, what does he offer Kurata?

4. What is Kiyoshi Manda's job?

5. Why is Miki writing wishes at the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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