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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. On what date does the story "Husband and Wife" take place?
(a) May 14th.
(b) February 14th.
(c) April 1st.
(d) March 1st.

2. What does Gohtaro notice about the young girl in the café when he travels back in time?
(a) She avoids going near the ghost chair.
(b) She uses bits of French when she speaks.
(c) She looks a lot like Miki.
(d) She has a brand new backpack.

3. What question does Kazu ask Yukio that he refuses to answer?
(a) Why he did not attend his mother's funeral.
(b) Why he wants to travel into the past.
(c) Whether he intends to leave anything behind in the past.
(d) Whether he is angry at Kyoko for keeping Kinuyo's illness a secret.

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

5. Where is the time-traveling café located?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Yokohama.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nagare pops his head out of the kitchen at the beginning of the story, what does he offer Kurata?

2. How long has Gohtaro been lying to his daughter?

3. What is an "onomatopoeic expression" (47)?

4. When he is in the past, what sound startles Yukio just as he is beginning to relax and feel sleepy?

5. After Kyoko leaves, who is in the café with Kazu?

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