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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the book the ghost is reading in Part II?

2. Where does Goro tell Fumiko he is moving?

3. How many antique clocks are in the cafe?

4. What are some of the implements of the time travel ceremony?

5. What does Fumiko wear to her meeting with Goro at the cafe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Goro tell Fumiko at the cafe in Part I?

2. Who does Fumiko think she might have as competition for the time traveling seat in Part II, and why does she think this?

3. What does Nagare question Hirai about in Part I that makes Hirare uncomfortable?

4. Why does the medical industry in Japan only hire the best computer programmers?

5. What does Fumiko do to try to get to travel back in time when she wants to in Part I?

6. How does Kazu perform the coffee ceremony for time travel?

7. What initially impressed Fumiko about Goro's work?

8. What does Goro tell Fumiko about his feelings for her when she goes back in time to have their conversation about his leaving over again?

9. What does being cursed by the ghost feel like to Fumiko in Part I?

10. In Part I, what does Fumiko think Goro has come to tell her at the cafe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Fusagi have such difficulty expressing his emotions to his wife, Kohtake, and how does Kohtake eventually try to understand what his true feelings about both their marriage and his illness are? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Kei only fully understand about her friends and family when she travels to the future to see her daughter Miki? How does this realization make Kei feel about her decision to have Miki? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Kawaguchi use flashbacks to help develop his characters throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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