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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Gohtaro tell Shuichi about his reason for coming into the past?
(a) He claims that he simply wanted advice from an old friend.
(b) He claims that Haruka wanted to be sure her birth father knew about her wedding.
(c) He claims that he was curious to try traveling through time.
(d) He claims that future-Shuichi asked him to do it.

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

3. What causes Gohtaro to panic when he first realizes he has returned to the past?
(a) His coffee is already cold.
(b) He does not see Shuichi.
(c) His body still feels as if it is falling.
(d) He sees the ghost in another seat.

4. What kind of drawing does Kazu specialize in?
(a) Surrealistic.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Hyperrealistic.
(d) Abstract Expressionist.

5. What is an "onomatopoeic expression" (47)?
(a) One that imitates the sound of the thing it names.
(b) One that conveys a comparison indirectly.
(c) One that imitates a feeling generated by the thing it names.
(d) One that conveys emphasis by understating a feeling.

6. What does Gohtaro surmise about the woman who seems to be the girl's mother from her conversation with Nagare?
(a) She dislikes the café.
(b) She is a neglectful parent.
(c) She has a secret sorrow.
(d) She is in poor health.

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

8. What quality is conveyed by the "sepia" lighting in the café?
(a) The café seems very old.
(b) The café is dirty and run-down.
(c) The café is a cheerful place.
(d) The café might be dangerous.

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

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

11. Who convinces Gohtaro to finally go inside the café?
(a) The owner.
(b) A regular customer.
(c) The cook.
(d) The waitress.

12. Why does Gohtaro hesitate to enter the café?
(a) He is afraid that seeing his old friend will be too sad.
(b) He is not sure that he wants his daughter to know the truth.
(c) He is not sure that the stories about the café are true.
(d) He is afraid that going back in time will be dangerous.

13. What does Miki's conversation with Kyoko about Mrs. Kinuyo convey about Miki's character?
(a) Miki is good-natured and bright, but can be a bit sneaky.
(b) Miki is a funny and eccentric child who seems to live in a fantasy world.
(c) Miki is sociable and curious, but perhaps a little too blunt.
(d) Miki is a shy and polite child with an even temperament.

14. When Gohtaro was originally in the café, twenty-two years ago, what did he notice about the person sitting in the ghost chair?
(a) The man had spilled his coffee and was looking around for help.
(b) The man seemed to be talking to someone that Gohtaro could not see.
(c) The man looked like he had time-traveled from the 1920's.
(d) The man was weeping quietly the entire time Gohtaro was in the café.

15. What is the name of the time-traveling café?
(a) Auld Lang Syne.
(b) Funiculi Funicula.
(c) Que Sera Sera.
(d) Hakuna Matata.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kyoko react to Nagare's suggestion about a present for Kiyoshi's wife?

2. 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?

3. What did Gohtaro and his friend notice about the young man who ran the cash register at the café?

4. 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)?

5. What error does Gohtaro almost make when he sees how red Shuichi's eyes are after Shuichi understands that Gohtaro has come back in time?

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