1. What is Kyoko's objection to Gohtaro's plan to travel back into the past?
(a) She does not believe it is really possible.
(b) She thinks he is not being honest with himself about what he hopes to achieve.
(c) She believes that it is unnatural to try to subvert the normal flow of time.
(d) She thinks it will be alarming for his friend.

2. What are the repetitions of the isolated, bolded words "clang-dong" meant to signify?
(a) The bell on the café door as people enter and leave.
(b) The sound of a clock chiming as the hours pass.
(c) The sound of the cook's bell signaling that an order is ready.
(d) The ringer on the cell phone of the regular sitting at the counter.

3. What is Kazu's relationship to Miki's father?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are business partners.

4. 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 find that the hidden cost of going back in time is too much to bear.
(d) They are disappointed that they will not be able to change anything about the present.

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