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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. After congratulating Haruka on her marriage, what does Shuichi do next?
(a) He turns away to hide his tears.
(b) He shakes his head and laughs.
(c) He takes a sip of Gohtaro's coffee.
(d) He grabs the camera.

2. How long ago did Kiyoshi's wife die?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. Why is Nagare confused by Kiyoshi's desire to return to the past?
(a) Nagare is surprised that a detective would believe in time travel.
(b) Kiyoshi's religion explicitly forbids anything related to magic.
(c) Nagare does not know that Kiyoshi's wife is deceased.
(d) Kiyoshi has never wanted to give his wife a gift before.

4. What characteristic of the café's Christmas tree is stressed in the narrator's description of it?
(a) Its color.
(b) Its smell.
(c) Its shape.
(d) Its size.

5. Where did Miki get her red backpack from?
(a) Her mother gave it to her.
(b) Kazu bought it for her.
(c) It is Kyoko's son's old backpack.
(d) She got it from school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Yamagishi Katsura?

2. What is distinctive about the taste of the coffee served at the café?

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

4. In her lyrics on page 56, to what does Miki compare Nagare?

5. What detail does the narrator offer about the wholesaler that foreshadows his eventual disappearance?

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