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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. What illness was Kurata diagnosed with two-and-a-half years previously?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Liver failure.

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

3. While Gohtaro is fumbling with the camera on page 34, what does Shuichi tell him he still needs to work on?
(a) His "slight of hand."
(b) His "endgame."
(c) His "poker face."
(d) His "closing skills."

4. How does Kurata react when he learns of Fumiko's marriage?
(a) He is worried.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He is delighted.
(d) He is bewildered.

5. What conclusion does Shuichi draw from the way Gohtaro handles the camera?
(a) Shuichi worries that Gohtaro will not actually be able to make the camera work.
(b) Shuichi realizes that Gohtaro has bought the camera just for this occasion.
(c) Shuichi sees that Gohtaro has not changed at all in 22 years.
(d) Shuichi decides that Gohtaro is lying to him about his intentions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kyoko's brother's reaction when Kazu mentions his mother's name?

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

3. What physical details are frequently used to identify Nagare to the reader?

4. When Kurata visits the café to learn more about the time-travel rules, which rule is he most interested in clarifying?

5. When Gohtaro travels into the past, what does the reader realize about the young man whom Gohtaro and Shuichi thought should be a rugby player?

(see the answer key)

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