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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter IV, "Husband and Wife".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Kazu about her age?
(a) Kyoko.
(b) Miki.
(c) Kiyoshi.
(d) Nagare.

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

3. Why was Yukio still struggling financially even after he started getting a salary from the pottery studio?
(a) He used most of his salary to rent an apartment.
(b) He owed a debt for his room and board from his first years in Kyoto.
(c) He still had to pay for his pottery lessons with Yamagishi.
(d) He was sending most of his money home to help pay for Kyoko's education.

4. What surprising event ends this story?
(a) Nagare retires.
(b) Kazu gets engaged.
(c) Kaname disappears.
(d) Miki runs away.

5. What is unusual about the coffee that Kazu pours for Gohtaro?
(a) It is clear, like water.
(b) It sparkles as if it has its own light source.
(c) It has a strong scent of cherry blossoms.
(d) It does not appear to be moving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kazu suggest that Kiyoshi should get for his wife's birthday?

2. Why does Kiyoshi feel unsure about what to get his wife for her birthday?

3. What does Miki find on the café floor after Kiyoshi returns from the past?

4. Besides Japanese culture, which other culture does the narrator say is especially fond of insects?

5. What quality is conveyed by the "sepia" lighting in the café?

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