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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 Goro tell Fumiko he was always afraid of?

2. Who helps Fumiko after her interaction with the ghost?

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

4. Where does Kazu attend college?

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

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 does Goro tell Fumiko at the cafe in Part I?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In general, of the characters that travel through time in this novel, how are the characters and their relationships with their loved ones impacted by their time travel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Nagare seem to regard the running of his cafe, and the cafe's place in the community? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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