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

2. What does the expression "in a pickle" mean (32)?
(a) Unable to understand.
(b) Unable to make a move.
(c) In a sour mood.
(d) In a tricky situation.

3. What is Kyoko's reaction to Kazu asking about her brother?
(a) She is anxious.
(b) She is embarrassed.
(c) She is startled.
(d) She is irritated.

4. What lie does Gohtaro tell Shuichi about his reason for coming into the past?
(a) He claims that future-Shuichi asked him to do it.
(b) He claims that he simply wanted advice from an old friend.
(c) He claims that he was curious to try traveling through time.
(d) He claims that Haruka wanted to be sure her birth father knew about her wedding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Asami show Kurata soon after meeting him in the café?

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

3. Just before he lifts his coffee to drink it and return to his own time, what does Kurata hand to Miki?

4. When Kurata visits the café to learn more about the time-travel rules, which rule is he most interested in clarifying?

5. Why does Nagare ask Gohtaro if something is wrong with his coffee?

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