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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Kiyoshi to reveal his identity to Kimiko?
(a) She is too suspicious to listen to a stranger.
(b) He wants to relieve her suffering.
(c) He needs her to do him a favor.
(d) She has already guessed who he really is.

2. What illness was Kurata diagnosed with two-and-a-half years previously?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart failure.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Liver failure.

3. What illness did Yukio contract when he was two years old?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Tetanus.
(c) Meningitis.
(d) Pneumonia.

4. Why is Miki writing wishes at the beginning of the story?
(a) It is part of a school project that she has been assigned.
(b) It is a traditional part of Christmas in Japan.
(c) Kyoko suggested she do this to practice her writing.
(d) Her father is trying to keep her busy while Katsuki is there.

5. What order is Kyoko waiting for at the beginning of the story?
(a) Daifuku for her husband.
(b) Her usual coffee.
(c) A to-go breakfast.
(d) A Christmas cake.

6. Just before he lifts his coffee to drink it and return to his own time, what does Kurata hand to Miki?
(a) A small red-edged notebook.
(b) The silver stirrer from his coffee cup.
(c) The Christmas gift he had intended to give Asami.
(d) A wish to hang on the Christmas tree.

7. How old was Yukio when he accepted the wholesaler's offer?
(a) Late twenties.
(b) Early thirties.
(c) Early twenties.
(d) Late thirties.

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

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

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

11. After Kiyoshi learns about the time-travel rules in the café, what does he become curious about?
(a) The reason why only women from the Tokita family can pour the coffee.
(b) The motivations of the people who use this service.
(c) Where the special time-travel chair came from.
(d) The number of people who have died using the service.

12. What sound does the story end with?
(a) A cricket chirping.
(b) Miki singing.
(c) Coffee brewing.
(d) The clocks chiming.

13. When Miki and Nagare come back to the closed café later that night, what is Kazu doing?
(a) Unwrapping a Christmas gift from her boyfriend.
(b) Finishing a painting of herself and Kinuyo.
(c) Polishing the coffee cup that Kurata used.
(d) Standing alone in the dark, in front of her mother's ghost.

14. Which is the best description of Kazu's reaction when she realizes that Yukio has left the café?
(a) Scornful.
(b) Amused.
(c) Unflappable.
(d) Frantic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Kimiko to tell Kiyoshi that he sounds like a detective?

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

3. Who is the source of most of Kiyoshi's information about the people who have traveled back in time in the café?

4. Where is Fumiko when she calls Kurata while he is in the café?

5. What causes Asami to burst into tears after Kurata has disappeared from the café?

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