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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 habit does Hirai partake in almost constantly?

2. What does Kazu always call Kei?

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

4. What does Fusagi say he is waiting for?

5. What does Goro ask Fumiko to do in return for his commitment to work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the ghost in the time traveling chair lose track of time and let her coffee get cold?

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

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

6. What is Fumiko worried about regarding the coffee itself when she time travels?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Hirai think Kumi keeps coming to the cafe to try to convince her to work at the family inn? Why does Kumi really come to try to convince Hirai to work at the inn? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think the rule that nothing that happens when a person travels back in time in the cafe can change the present or future is really true by the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Are Kawaguchi's explanations about the myths, legends, and public perception of the cafe convincing and/or realistic? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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