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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 is one reason Fusagi knows Kohtake is visiting the cafe from the past?

2. What does Fusagi think is sentimental of Kohtake when she arrives from the past to the cafe?

3. What does Hirai plan to do right after returning from the past?

4. Why does Kohtake ask all the people in the cafe to use her maiden name?

5. Who tells Kohtake about Hirai's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fourth rule of time travel?

2. How is Hirai acting when she comes to the cafe straight from her sister's funeral?

3. What does Nagare ask Hirai that stops her in her tracks in Part IV?

4. What does Hirai do in haste that has a bad outcome in Part IV?

5. Why is Kohtake stunned that Fusagi has written her a letter?

6. What does Fusagi say to Kohtake that guts her in Part III?

7. What does Kazu do to make the ghost move in Part IV?

8. Why does Kohtake ask everyone to call her by her maiden name at the cafe?

9. What is Kohtake's plan for dealing with Fusagi's illness?

10. What does Kazu tell Kohtake about Fusagi's reasons for wanting to return to the past in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the relationship between Kazu, Kei, and Hirare throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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