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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 is Kiyoshi Manda's job?
(a) Homicide detective.
(b) Emergency room physician.
(c) Social worker.
(d) Firefighter.

2. What similarity is there between Kazu's approach to art and her approach to customers at the café?
(a) They are both analytical.
(b) They are both intuitive.
(c) They are both spontaneous.
(d) They are both objective.

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

4. What is the title of the book that the woman in the white dress used to read?
(a) Mother and Son.
(b) Samoa.
(c) The Cherry Blossoms.
(d) Lovers.

5. How many times did the man ask Kazu to be his girlfriend before she agreed?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic of the café's Christmas tree is stressed in the narrator's description of it?

2. What order is Kyoko waiting for at the beginning of the story?

3. Whom does the narrative compare to "a sentry guarding a castle" (28)?

4. What beverage does Kurata ask Nagare for at the beginning of the story?

5. What causes Gohtaro to panic when he first realizes he has returned to the past?

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