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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 happens if someone traveling in time leaves the seat they travel in?

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

3. Who is Hirai's mother?

4. How do patrons always feel about Hirai?

5. What kind of letter does Kohtake think Fusagi might have written her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the fourth rule of time travel?

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. What is the first rule of time travel that will be no problem in Kohtake's case?

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

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

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

9. How does Fusagi discover Kohtake has come from the past in Part III?

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

How does Fumiko's trip back in time completely change her perspective about her relationship with Goro, and about Goro's reasons for leaving Japan for America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why and how does Fusagi's letter to Kohtake completely change Kohtake's perspective on Fusagi's illness and on their marriage? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Are Kawaguchi's explanations about the myths, legends, and public perception of the cafe convincing and/or realistic? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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