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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 Kohtake tell Fusagi about his disease when she visits him in the past?

2. What illness does Fusagi have?

3. What happens when Hirai goes back home for her sister's funeral?

4. What does Kohtake think about Kazu's appearance at the time travel ceremony?

5. How does Kei know something bad has happened and that is why Hirai travels through time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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 news about Hirai's family does Nagare tell Kohtake in Part IV?

8. What is the fourth rule of time travel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What connections does Kawaguchi draw between time travel, memory, and regret? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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

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.

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