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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. When he is in the past, what sound startles Yukio just as he is beginning to relax and feel sleepy?
(a) An alarm beeping.
(b) The antique clocks chiming.
(c) The bell on the café door.
(d) His phone's ringtone.

2. What does Asami show Kurata soon after meeting him in the café?
(a) A Christmas gift.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) A funeral program.

3. What is Kiyoshi Manda's job?
(a) Homicide detective.
(b) Social worker.
(c) Emergency room physician.
(d) Firefighter.

4. Why does Yukio leave the café to make his phone call?
(a) There is no signal in the café.
(b) He is frightened to be alone with the ghost.
(c) He does not want Kazu to overhear.
(d) He wants to smoke a last cigarette.

5. 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) Hydrangeas.
(b) Irises.
(c) Chrysanthemums.
(d) Cherry blossoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinctive item of clothing does Kiyoshi wear?

2. How long ago did Kiyoshi's wife die?

3. With whom does Kinuyo enter the café when Yukio is in the past?

4. What causes Gohtaro to panic when he first realizes he has returned to the past?

5. When Gohtaro returns to the present, what is the first thing that he wants to do?

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