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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 unusual about Kurata's time-travel plans?
(a) He wants to bring something back with him.
(b) He is not sure of exactly when he wants to travel to.
(c) He is traveling into the future.
(d) He is meeting another time-traveler.

2. How does Nagare explain what happened to Kaname?
(a) She could not bear to return to the present without her husband.
(b) Kazu forgot to explain all of the rules thoroughly.
(c) Kazu did not perform the coffee-pouring ceremony properly.
(d) She was probably confused about how cold the coffee could get.

3. In her lyrics on page 56, to what does Miki compare Nagare?
(a) A sputtering kettle.
(b) A farting insect.
(c) A barnyard smell.
(d) A long fall night.

4. What causes Gohtaro to panic when he first realizes he has returned to the past?
(a) His coffee is already cold.
(b) He sees the ghost in another seat.
(c) He does not see Shuichi.
(d) His body still feels as if it is falling.

5. What season does the bell cricket herald?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of drawing does Kazu specialize in?

2. Who enters the café just after Kurata finally finishes his coffee and disappears?

3. What is Kyoko's reaction to Kazu asking about her brother?

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

5. What is Shuichi's primary response to seeing the camera that Gohtaro has brought with him?

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