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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the best description of Kazu's appearance?
(a) Intriguingly exotic.
(b) Strikingly beautiful.
(c) Youthful and unformed.
(d) Pretty but nondescript.

2. Whom does Gohtaro think that the woman who seems to be the young girl's mother looks very like?
(a) Kaname.
(b) Kyoko.
(c) Miki.
(d) Kazu.

3. Besides Japanese culture, which other culture does the narrator say is especially fond of insects?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Indonesian.
(c) Polynesian.
(d) Korean.

4. 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?
(a) The young man is Nagare.
(b) The young man is Kazu's father.
(c) The young man is a ghost.
(d) The young man is Kaname's son.

5. How old is Kazu?
(a) Nearly twenty-two.
(b) Nearly thirty-one.
(c) Nearly twenty-four.
(d) Nearly twenty-nine.

6. Where did Haruka meet Satoshi Obi?
(a) On the bus.
(b) Culinary school.
(c) Gohtaro's restaurant.
(d) At a health club.

7. Why does Kazu especially enjoy the café after closing?
(a) She knows that it means she will be back home soon.
(b) She takes pride in cleaning and straightening the café.
(c) She is not much of a "people person."
(d) She likes to work quietly without thinking.

8. What did Kinuyo give her son when he left for Kyoto?
(a) A letter.
(b) Money.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A pocket watch.

9. What does Gohtaro notice hanging on the café wall?
(a) Paintings of ghosts.
(b) A large hourglass.
(c) A metronome.
(d) Antique clocks.

10. Whom does the narrative compare to "a sentry guarding a castle" (28)?
(a) Kaname.
(b) Gohtero.
(c) Nagare.
(d) Shuichi.

11. According to Chapter I, "Best Friends," what do most lies have in common?
(a) They prevent hurt feelings.
(b) They ruin relationships.
(c) They bolster the ego.
(d) They lead to regret.

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

13. When Gohtaro and Shuichi first meet again in the past, how does Gohtaro see himself acting in front of his old friend?
(a) Shy.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Awed.
(d) Angry.

14. What can the reader infer from the conversation between Nagare and the woman who seems to be the girl's mother?
(a) Nagare was not the owner of the café twenty-two years ago.
(b) Mrs. Kinuyo used to have a much more active role in running the café.
(c) Miki is Nagare's adopted daughter.
(d) Kyoko has been coming to the café since she was a child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nagare?

2. What does Kazu refuse to allow Kyoko to pay for?

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

4. What season does the bell cricket herald?

5. On page 36, as soon as Gohtaro presses the record button, what does Shuichi say?

(see the answer keys)

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