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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristic of the café's Christmas tree is stressed in the narrator's description of it?
(a) Its size.
(b) Its shape.
(c) Its smell.
(d) Its color.

2. 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 kind.
(d) She is flirtatious.

3. What distinctive item of clothing does Kiyoshi wear?
(a) A leather jacket.
(b) A hunting cap.
(c) A string tie.
(d) A jadeite ring.

4. Who is the source of most of Kiyoshi's information about the people who have traveled back in time in the café?
(a) Kyoko.
(b) Miki.
(c) Kinuyo.
(d) Kazu.

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

6. 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) Restrained emotion.
(d) Quiet command.

7. How does Miki address Kazu when she asks Kazu about changing her name if she gets married?
(a) Little Sister.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Mistress.
(d) Mademoiselle.

8. Which of the story's motifs is introduced by the Christmas tree and the extra item that Nagare adds to Kyoko's order?
(a) Bereavement.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Missed chances.
(d) Analytical thinking.

9. What causes Asami to burst into tears after Kurata has disappeared from the café?
(a) Miki hands her the gift from Kurata.
(b) She realizes she has lost Fumiko's ring.
(c) Miki reads Kurata's wish aloud.
(d) She sees a photo of Kazu as a baby.

10. What does Kazu ask Yukio just before she pours the coffee?
(a) She asks him to forgive himself for missing the funeral.
(b) She asks him to consider her feelings of responsibility for him.
(c) She asks him to reconcile with his sister.
(d) She asks him to pass on her regards to his mother.

11. What is the primary intent of the passage in which Miki comes out to pour the coffee and Nagare questions her about her readiness for the task?
(a) To show that Nagare is unreasonably critical of Miki because of his high standards.
(b) To show how joyful Nagare is to see his daughter growing up and becoming responsible.
(c) To show the deep love and tenderness Nagare feels toward his daughter.
(d) To show what an anxious parent the loss of his wife has made Nagare.

12. What are the details about Kimiko's clothing meant to convey about her?
(a) She is fashionable and glamorous.
(b) She is colorful and eccentric.
(c) She is confident and poised.
(d) She is dignified and practical.

13. What qualities of Kiyoshi's personality does the narrator's description of him emphasize?
(a) Kiyoshi is analytical and detached.
(b) Kiyoshi is shy and quiet.
(c) Kiyoshi is curious and observant.
(d) Kiyoshi is warm and friendly.

14. 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 drinking the coffee before it gets cold.
(b) The rule about only being able to meet people who visit the café.
(c) The rule about not leaving the time-travel seat during time travel.
(d) The rule about not being able to change reality by traveling in time.

15. In Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird, where do Tyltyl and Mytyl encounter the child with the terrible fate?
(a) The Kingdom of the Future.
(b) The Kingdom of the Enchanters.
(c) The Kingdom of Sorrow.
(d) The Kingdom of Desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Kiyoshi initially unsure whether he will be welcomed into the café?

2. What wish does Miki write on the tanzaku paper at the beginning of the story?

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

4. Which term accurately expresses how the narrator characterizes Kurata in the exposition explaining Katsuki's work life?

5. What physical details are frequently used to identify Nagare to the reader?

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