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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. What new café rule does the reader learn about in "Mother and Son"?
(a) There is no way to slow the cooling of the coffee.
(b) People in the past cannot be photographed by ordinary cameras.
(c) There is no way to control where in the past a time-traveler ends up.
(d) People in the past cannot accept physical objects from time-travelers.

2. When Asami addresses Kurata "brusquely," what does this indicate her tone is (97)?
(a) Uncertain, as if confused by the circumstances.
(b) Angry, as if making an accusation.
(c) Quiet, deliberately suppressing emotion.
(d) Direct, not concerned with politeness.

3. When Kurata visits the café to clarify the time-travel rules, what question does he ask Kazu that she does not know the answer to?
(a) Whether people who become ghosts are stuck in the time they traveled to.
(b) What time the ghost leaves her seat each day.
(c) Why time-travelers cannot see the other customers during time travel.
(d) Whether the coffee cools at the same rate for everyone.

4. Who enters the café just after Kurata finally finishes his coffee and disappears?
(a) Kazu.
(b) Fumiko.
(c) Goro.
(d) Nagare.

5. When Gohtaro travels into the past, what does the reader realize about the young man whom Gohtaro and Shuichi thought should be a rugby player?
(a) The young man is a ghost.
(b) The young man is Kaname's son.
(c) The young man is Nagare.
(d) The young man is Kazu's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kiyoshi feel unsure about what to get his wife for her birthday?

2. What is a "mimetic expression" (47)?

3. Where is Fumiko when she calls Kurata while he is in the café?

4. After Kyoko leaves, who is in the café with Kazu?

5. What error does Gohtaro almost make when he sees how red Shuichi's eyes are after Shuichi understands that Gohtaro has come back in time?

(see the answer key)

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