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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kiyoshi feel unsure about what to get his wife for her birthday?
(a) She has told him many times that she does not need presents from him.
(b) He has never bought her a birthday present before.
(c) Their marriage is recent, and he does not know her very well yet.
(d) She is a notoriously picky person, with eccentric tastes.

2. What is Kyoko's reaction to Kazu asking about her brother?
(a) She is anxious.
(b) She is embarrassed.
(c) She is startled.
(d) She is irritated.

3. What is distinctive about the taste of the coffee served at the café?
(a) It is bitter and burnt-tasting.
(b) It is sour and acidic.
(c) It tastes like almonds.
(d) It tastes like chocolate.

4. What season does the bell cricket herald?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

5. What reason does Kyoko give for being so pleased that Kazu has a boyfriend?
(a) She has often been concerned that Kazu leads a lonely life.
(b) Her own marriage is her greatest source of happiness.
(c) She thinks that Kazu will be a wonderful mother someday.
(d) Her mother often expressed a wish that Kazu be happily married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gohtaro hesitate to enter the café?

2. How long has Gohtaro been lying to his daughter?

3. Which best describes Shuichi's reaction when he returns from the restroom and sees the much-older Gohtaro?

4. Where did Miki get her red backpack from?

5. What does Gohtaro do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Kazu especially concerned with whether Kyoko's brother understands the rule about not being able to change the present?

2. When Shuichi tells Haruka in his message, "If it is for you, I can do anything," what does this foreshadow (36)?

3. How did Gohtaro end up raising Shuichi's daughter?

4. How does the exchange between Kyoko and Kazu about Kazu's boyfriend characterize both women?

5. Why does Gohtaro want to travel to the past?

6. Why is Kyoko not interested in using the café's time-traveling service to go back in time to try to fix the problem with her brother?

7. What does Kyoko reveal about her brother's reaction to their mother's death?

8. How did Kyoko end up becoming a regular at the café, and why does her son not come with her anymore?

9. How did Shuichi's and Gohtaro's lives take different paths after college?

10. What reason does the narrator give for Kiyoshi asking his question of the café staff?

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