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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old was Yukio when he accepted the wholesaler's offer?
(a) Late thirties.
(b) Early thirties.
(c) Late twenties.
(d) Early twenties.
2. Just before Kyoko leaves the café, what does she thank Kazu for?
(a) Visiting Kinuyo's grave.
(b) Yohsuke's Christmas gift.
(c) Saving Yukio's life.
(d) A painting Kazu did for her.
3. What happens immediately after Yukio leaves the café to make a phone call?
(a) He realizes that he has left his phone inside.
(b) Kazu locks the outer door.
(c) Nagare bumps into him on the stairs.
(d) The ghost gets up from her seat.
4. What significant event on the previous day is part of the reason for the timing of Yukio's visit to the café?
(a) He finished filing for bankruptcy.
(b) He received news that his creditors are calling in his loan.
(c) He was dismissed from his apprenticeship.
(d) He found out that Kyoko believes he is angry at her.
5. What is Kurata's attitude after he speaks with Asami and finally drinks the last of his coffee?
(a) Wistful.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Defeated.
Short Answer Questions
1. Just before he lifts his coffee to drink it and return to his own time, what does Kurata hand to Miki?
2. What physical details are frequently used to identify Nagare to the reader?
3. 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?
4. What illness did Yukio contract when he was two years old?
5. What kind of dancer does the narrator compare Kazu to as she pours the coffee?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Kurata wearing in the story's opening, and why does it make him seem out of place?
2. Why does Kiyoshi feel partially responsible for his wife's death?
3. What is similar about Asami's decision to meet Kurata and the advice Kurata gave her after her miscarriage?
4. Immediately after losing all of his money, what is the only solution to his problems that Yukio can think of, and what prevents him from choosing this solution?
5. How did Kinuyo prove her devotion to her son over and over during his childhood?
6. What is so tricky about Kurata's time-travel plans, and how has he tried to plan ahead to overcome this difficulty?
7. When Yukio is discouraged about his future, what keeps him working toward becoming a potter?
8. What does Kinuyo explain to Yukio about the silver stirrer, and what does he realize this means Kinuyo knows?
9. For Yukio, what is especially cruel about the timing of Kinuyo's death?
10. What happened when Kimiko tried to intervene in the mugging incident?
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