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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. How many seats does Hirai have in her snack bar?

2. What phrase does Kawaguchi use to explain why some people become more emotional in the presence of close friends or family?

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

4. What does Fusagi give Kohtake when she visits him in the past?

5. What illness does Fusagi have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the fourth rule of time travel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Kei have that Hirai desperately wants to see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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