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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. Where did Kurata meet Asami Mori?
(a) Online.
(b) Through friends.
(c) At work.
(d) In college.

2. What amuses Kazu and Kyoko about Miki's backpack?
(a) Miki is wearing it upside-down and backwards.
(b) Miki is wearing it even though school is not yet in session.
(c) It is a color traditionally not worn by small children.
(d) Miki has decorated it with drawings of anime characters.

3. What causes most potential customers to lose interest in the café's ability to send people back in time?
(a) They do not have the patience to wait as long as necessary for the time-traveling seat to be available.
(b) They realize that they will not be able to follow all of the café's rules.
(c) They are disappointed that they will not be able to change anything about the present.
(d) They find that the hidden cost of going back in time is too much to bear.

4. From the context, what is it likely "sakura" means when Shuichi tells Haruka that "the sakura were in full bloom" on the day of her birth (36)?
(a) Chrysanthemums.
(b) Cherry blossoms.
(c) Hydrangeas.
(d) Irises.

5. Why does Gohtaro hesitate to enter the café?
(a) He is not sure that the stories about the café are true.
(b) He is not sure that he wants his daughter to know the truth.
(c) He is afraid that seeing his old friend will be too sad.
(d) He is afraid that going back in time will be dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Shuichi do just before urging Gohtaro to get started with the recording?

3. How old is Gohtaro's daughter?

4. When Asami addresses Kurata "brusquely," what does this indicate her tone is (97)?

5. When does Kazu tell Miki she will be old enough to pour the coffee?

(see the answer key)

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