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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What significant event on the previous day is part of the reason for the timing of Yukio's visit to the café?
(a) He received news that his creditors are calling in his loan.
(b) He finished filing for bankruptcy.
(c) He found out that Kyoko believes he is angry at her.
(d) He was dismissed from his apprenticeship.

2. Just before Kyoko leaves the café, what does she thank Kazu for?
(a) A painting Kazu did for her.
(b) Yohsuke's Christmas gift.
(c) Visiting Kinuyo's grave.
(d) Saving Yukio's life.

3. When Yukio apologizes to his mother and asks for her forgiveness, what is he responding to?
(a) Kinuyo knows she is about to die and that Yukio is not trying to prevent this.
(b) Kinuyo would suffer deeply should Yukio choose not return to the future.
(c) Kinuyo would be less lonely should Yukio choose to stay in the past with her.
(d) Kinuyo knows her son has been lying to her about his success.

4. Who saved Yukio's life by performing CPR on him when he nearly drowned?
(a) A passerby.
(b) Kinuyo.
(c) Kyoko.
(d) Seiichi.

5. When the narrator describes Kazu's voice as having "gravitas," what quality is he ascribing to her voice (67)?
(a) Confident authority.
(b) Formal seriousness.
(c) Quiet command.
(d) Restrained emotion.

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

7. Whom does Yukio call when he goes outside?
(a) His bank.
(b) Yamagishi.
(c) Kyoko.
(d) His landlord.

8. What does Kimiko's response to Kiyoshi before she recognizes him demonstrate about her character?
(a) She is determined.
(b) She is a snob.
(c) She is flirtatious.
(d) She is kind.

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

10. When Nagare pops his head out of the kitchen at the beginning of the story, what does he offer Kurata?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Christmas cake.
(c) A mirror.
(d) Coffee.

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

12. Whose is Kiyoshi referencing when he talks about the dying man who travels into the future?
(a) Yukio Mita.
(b) Katsuki Kurata.
(c) Shuichi Kamiya.
(d) Gohtaro Chiba.

13. When Kurata visits the café to clarify the time-travel rules, what question does he ask Kazu that she does not know the answer to?
(a) Whether the coffee cools at the same rate for everyone.
(b) Whether people who become ghosts are stuck in the time they traveled to.
(c) Why time-travelers cannot see the other customers during time travel.
(d) What time the ghost leaves her seat each day.

14. What is Miki's deceased mother's name?
(a) Aiko.
(b) Kinuyo.
(c) Kei.
(d) Ikuyo.

15. Which rule does Miki forget to review with Kiyoshi that he later nearly breaks?
(a) The rule about getting up from the chair.
(b) The rule about not trying to change the present.
(c) The rule about drinking the coffee before it gets cold.
(d) The rule about not leaving anything behind in the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness was Kurata diagnosed with two-and-a-half years previously?

2. What is Miki's attitude toward being asked to pour the coffee?

3. Which is the best description of Kazu's reaction when she realizes that Yukio has left the café?

4. How long ago did Kiyoshi's wife die?

5. Who helped Kiyoshi choose the necklace for his wife?

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