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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. Who helps Fumiko after her interaction with the ghost?

2. What does Goro do for a living?

3. Who always sits in the chair that must be used to time travel?

4. Who are the only people a time traveler in a cafe can meet when they travel in time?

5. What does Fumiko tell Goro she thinks she deserves during their meeting at the cafe just before he leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the significance of the title of the novel the ghost is reading when Fumiko returns from the past in Part I?

3. How does Fumiko feel when the coffee is poured for the time traveling ceremony?

4. Who always sits in the one chair people can use to time travel in the cafe, and why does this person sit there?

5. Why does Fumiko want to return to her conversation with Goro at the cafe by traveling back in time?

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

7. What is the one opportunity per day that people have to sit in the chair to time travel in the cafe?

8. Why does Nagare call Kohtake to come to the cafe in Part I?

9. What does Kohtake try to convince Fusagi to do with her in Part II?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe Kawaguchi's tone and style in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What connections does Kawaguchi draw between time travel, memory, and regret? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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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