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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 happens to Fumiko when she tries to remove the ghost from her seat?

2. Who is the main waitress at the cafe?

3. When does Fumiko want to travel back in time to?

4. What happens between Fusagi and Kohtake that is very hurtful in Part II?

5. What habit does Goro have when he is nervous?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the most important rule about traveling back in time that, if not followed, could result in death?

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

8. What does Goro tell Fumiko that lifts her spirits when she goes back in time to do their conversation about his leaving over again?

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

10. What does Hirai say to Fumiko when she learns of the conversation between Fumiko and Goro?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the purpose of the rules of time travel are at the cafe, and why do they have to be taken so seriously? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Fumiko's trip back in time completely change her perspective about her relationship with Goro, and about Goro's reasons for leaving Japan for America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why and how does Fusagi's letter to Kohtake completely change Kohtake's perspective on Fusagi's illness and on their marriage? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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