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

2. Who helps Hirai's parents run their business?

3. What sound does the door of the cafe always make when it opens?

4. What is the one time per day when someone has an opportunity to time travel?

5. What does Fumiko think she wants to tell Goro when she goes back in time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the title of the novel the ghost is reading when Fumiko returns from the past 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. Why did the ghost in the time traveling chair lose track of time and let her coffee get cold?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What has Goro always wanted to do for work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a reader, what is your impression of Kazu's demeanor and actions surrounding the time travel ceremony and its aftermath from the beginning of the novel to the end? Does your impression of her demeanor and actions change, and if so, why? 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

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.

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