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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. Why did Fusagi write such short letters to Kohtake?

2. What was happening when Kohtake and Fusagi first came to the cafe?

3. How many years has Hirai been visiting the cafe in Part IV?

4. What does Kazu almost say but stops herself from saying when she drinks the sake with Kei and Kohtake?

5. What does Hirai immediately ask for when she comes back to the cafe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Kei do to help lift Kohtake's spirits in Part III?

4. What does Kohtake tell Fusagi out of a sense of love and loyalty in Part III about his illness when she time travels?

5. Why is the cafe a desirable destination in the summertime?

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

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

8. How would you describe the relationship between Kohtake, Kazu and Kei?

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

10. Why does Hirai think Kumi wants to convince her to come back to help run the family business?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Why does Hirai think Kumi keeps coming to the cafe to try to convince her to work at the family inn? Why does Kumi really come to try to convince Hirai to work at the inn? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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