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

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

3. Why is Kumi's bill so long at the cafe?

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

5. What does Fusagi always have with him at the cafe?

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 Fumiko worried about regarding the coffee itself when she time travels?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What do you think Kawaguchi is trying to communicate to the reader about time travel through the existence and actions of the cafe's ghost? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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