1. What are the repetitions of the isolated, bolded words "clang-dong" meant to signify?
(a) The ringer on the cell phone of the regular sitting at the counter.
(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 bell on the café door as people enter and leave.

2. When Gohtaro was originally in the café, twenty-two years ago, what did he notice about the person sitting in the ghost chair?
(a) The man seemed to be talking to someone that Gohtaro could not see.
(b) The man had spilled his coffee and was looking around for help.
(c) The man looked like he had time-traveled from the 1920's.
(d) The man was weeping quietly the entire time Gohtaro was in the café.

3. What does Kazu suggest that Kiyoshi should get for his wife's birthday?
(a) A jewelry box.
(b) A vase.
(c) A book.
(d) A necklace.

4. Besides the obvious age differences, what is the only thing that has changed in the café when Gohtero returns to the past?
(a) There is traditional music playing in the background.
(b) The customers that were there that day are absent.
(c) The times on the antique clocks are synchronized.
(d) The sepia light is gone, replaced by strong white light.

5. What does Kyoko believe about her brother not attending their mother's funeral?
(a) She wonders if the information reached him in time.
(b) She is concerned that he is too depressed to leave home.
(c) She is worried that something has happened to him.
(d) She thinks he was too angry at her to attend.