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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter III, "Lovers".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Fumiko's job?
(a) Systems engineer.
(b) Television presenter.
(c) Neurosurgeon.
(d) Online marketing.

3. Besides the obvious age differences, what is the only thing that has changed in the café when Gohtero returns to the past?
(a) The times on the antique clocks are synchronized.
(b) There is traditional music playing in the background.
(c) The sepia light is gone, replaced by strong white light.
(d) The customers that were there that day are absent.

4. During the conversation between Kazu and Kyoko, what is Kiyoshi doing?
(a) Staring at his notebook.
(b) Dozing over a novel.
(c) Trying to get Kazu's attention.
(d) Watching the ghost uneasily.

5. What does Shuichi do just before urging Gohtaro to get started with the recording?
(a) Gets up to go to the restroom again.
(b) Whispers something to himself.
(c) Blows his nose and wipes away his tears.
(d) Feels Gohtaro's coffee cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bought the café's Christmas tree?

2. What is Kyoko's brother's reaction when Kazu mentions his mother's name?

3. Why does Kiyoshi feel unsure about what to get his wife for her birthday?

4. What is the first thing that Shuichi wants to know once he understands that Gohtaro has come from the future?

5. Why does Shuichi abruptly shift the conversation to Gohtaro's reasons for coming back into the past?

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