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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 do for a living?
2. What has Fumiko heard about the cafe that she thinks she wants to try?
3. What is the question before the table of contents?
4. Why is Kumi's bill so long at the cafe?
5. What company does Goro desperately want to work for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What initially impressed Fumiko about Goro's work?
2. Who always sits in the one chair people can use to time travel in the cafe, and why does this person sit there?
3. Why does the medical industry in Japan only hire the best computer programmers?
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 Goro tell Fumiko about his feelings for her when she goes back in time to have their conversation about his leaving over again?
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 most important rule about traveling back in time that, if not followed, could result in death?
8. What does being cursed by the ghost feel like to Fumiko in Part I?
9. What has Goro always wanted to do for work?
10. Who does Fumiko think she might have as competition for the time traveling seat in Part II, and why does she think this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would you describe Kawaguchi's tone and style in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What relationships or connections does Kawaguchi draw between time travel, regret, and death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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