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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie about the future does Kiyoshi tell Kimiko toward the end of their conversation?
(a) That the two of them are never separated.
(b) That his trip to the past is future-Kimiko's idea.
(c) That he remains a detective.
(d) That they go on to have several children.

2. How does Nagare explain what happened to Kaname?
(a) Kazu did not perform the coffee-pouring ceremony properly.
(b) She was probably confused about how cold the coffee could get.
(c) She could not bear to return to the present without her husband.
(d) Kazu forgot to explain all of the rules thoroughly.

3. How long has Yukio been deep in debt?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

4. Which term accurately expresses how the narrator characterizes Kurata in the exposition explaining Katsuki's work life?
(a) Calculating.
(b) Overwhelmed.
(c) Ambitious.
(d) Optimistic.

5. Who is the startled man who exclaims when Kiyoshi appears in the café in the past?
(a) Kinuyo's husband.
(b) Nagare's father.
(c) Kazu's father.
(d) Nagare.

6. Prior to Kiyoshi's trip into the past, how many people have used the café to travel back in time to meet someone who has died?
(a) 17.
(b) 41.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

7. What did Kinuyo sometimes send Yukio in her care packages?
(a) Letters from his father and sister.
(b) Homemade sweets.
(c) Instant foods.
(d) Photos from family events.

8. What beverage does Kurata ask Nagare for at the beginning of the story?
(a) Orange juice.
(b) Eggnog.
(c) Cold water.
(d) Matcha.

9. What is unusual about Kurata's time-travel plans?
(a) He wants to bring something back with him.
(b) He is not sure of exactly when he wants to travel to.
(c) He is meeting another time-traveler.
(d) He is traveling into the future.

10. Who enters the café just after Kurata finally finishes his coffee and disappears?
(a) Goro.
(b) Kazu.
(c) Nagare.
(d) Fumiko.

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

12. When Kurata visits the café to learn more about the time-travel rules, which rule is he most interested in clarifying?
(a) The rule about not leaving the time-travel seat during time travel.
(b) The rule about drinking the coffee before it gets cold.
(c) The rule about only being able to meet people who visit the café.
(d) The rule about not being able to change reality by traveling in time.

13. What detail does the narrator offer about the wholesaler that foreshadows his eventual disappearance?
(a) No one in Kyoto has heard of him before.
(b) He does not pay his bills on time.
(c) His business is newly established.
(d) He complains of large debts.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miki's deceased mother's name?

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

3. Which is the best description of how Yukio feels when he returns to the present?

4. What kind of dancer does the narrator compare Kazu to as she pours the coffee?

5. Just before Kyoko leaves the café, what does she thank Kazu for?

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