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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. What quality is conveyed by the "sepia" lighting in the café?
(a) The café seems very old.
(b) The café might be dangerous.
(c) The café is a cheerful place.
(d) The café is dirty and run-down.

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

3. In her lyrics on page 56, to what does Miki compare Nagare?
(a) A sputtering kettle.
(b) A farting insect.
(c) A long fall night.
(d) A barnyard smell.

4. What is Gohtaro's daughter's name?
(a) Aiko.
(b) Tomoko.
(c) Haruka.
(d) Kasumi.

5. Which is the best description of Kazu's appearance?
(a) Intriguingly exotic.
(b) Strikingly beautiful.
(c) Youthful and unformed.
(d) Pretty but nondescript.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what modern kind of text does the narrator explore the use of onomatopoeia and mimetic language?

2. What is Kyoko's objection to Gohtaro's plan to travel back into the past?

3. What reason does Kyoko give for being so pleased that Kazu has a boyfriend?

4. When Gohtaro travels into the past, what does the reader realize about the young man whom Gohtaro and Shuichi thought should be a rugby player?

5. What language does Miki use a few words from when she comes into the café?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Haruka's plan to marry mean that she will inevitably discover her true parentage?

3. What has fatherhood been like for Gohtaro?

4. What are the rules of the time-traveling café?

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

6. What details at the beginning of the story convey to the reader that Kyoto is a regular customer at the café?

7. Which element of Gohtaro and Shuichi's relationship in college foreshadows their relationship outside of college?

8. Describe the atmosphere of the time-traveling café.

9. 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?

10. What causes the narrator to suggest that Kyoko might be thinking, "Saved by Miki" when Kyoko suddenly bursts out laughing on page 53?

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