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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. Who comes to the cafe early in Part IV that everyone is shocked to see?

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

3. Who does the mysterious visitor to the cafe in the section titled The Sisters come to find?

4. What town in Japan is Harai's family inn located in?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What does Kei only fully understand about her friends and family when she travels to the future to see her daughter Miki? How does this realization make Kei feel about her decision to have Miki? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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