Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi (2015) - Questions

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[...] One afternoon, Fumiko entered the café once more. The chair in the centre remained where it had always been. Empty. She smiled. A small smile. A real one. The chair no longer felt like a wound. It felt like a memory. A precious memory. She sat down. The sunlight streamed through the window. Children laughed outside. A cup of coffee arrived. Warm. Familiar. She lifted it slowly. Then she whispered into the quiet café: "Thank you, Goro." No answer came. None was needed. [...]

[...] Look at the paragraph beginning "Fumiko returned to the café the following week." Which word means feeling of becoming less heavy or burdened"? 4. Look at lines 14-20. Which flashback technique is used here, and how does it help the reader understand Fumiko's feelings? Technique Give evidence from the text. Effect 5. Quote one sentence that shows the author's interruption in the story. 6. Quote one sentence that shows the beginning of the story-of-the-past flashback told by a character. 7. What message does the story give to the reader? [...]

[...] - To delay the ending for no reason. - To reveal Fumiko's emotions gradually and deepen the reader's understanding of her journey. - To describe the café in more detail. 14. Why do you think the writer uses a memory, a dream, a story told by a character, and an author interruption? - To confuse the reader. - To make the story longer. - To show different perspectives on loss, memories, and healing. - To introduce more characters. 15. Rewrite the sentence using a better adjective. [...]

[...] "We promised we would travel the world together someday. We made plans. Hundreds of plans." She laughed softly. "None of them happened." The river sparkled beyond the glass. "But one day I realized something. The future we imagined was gone, but the time we shared wasn't. Nobody could take that away." For a moment, neither woman spoke. The story settled gently between them. Like a leaf falling onto still water. Now, perhaps this is a good moment to explain something about Fumiko. [...]

[...] Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi (2015) - Questions ENGLISH WORKSHEET 1 UNIT STORY WITH FLASHBACK TERM 1 AY. 2026/2027 PRIMARY 6 Name : Class number : Class : Date : Total Score / 30 Read the extract from Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi and answer the questions that follow Chapter Two: The Empty Seat Again Fumiko returned to the café the following week. The rain had stopped. The streets were quiet. Inside, the familiar scent of coffee drifted through the air, wrapping around her like a blanket she had once forgotten she owned. [...]