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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mikage comes across several kitchens in the first chapter. What is each kitchen representative of?
(a) Each stage in Mikage's life.
(b) The deaths that Mikage deals with.
(c) The people Mikage meets.
(d) The houses that Mikage live in.

2. What is the first truly fun moment for Mikage since she experiences family loss?
(a) Talking to Sotaro.
(b) Cooking for Yuichi.
(c) The kitchen dream.
(d) Talking to Eriko.

3. Which scene is the most pivotal in the first chapter?
(a) Yuichi getting slapped.
(b) Mikage riding on the bus.
(c) Eriko's transformation.
(d) Mikage arriving at the Tanabe home.

4. Where does Yuichi work part-time?
(a) Flower shop.
(b) Shoe store.
(c) Book shop.
(d) Inn.

5. Which of the following is the most major theme in the first chapter?
(a) Spite.
(b) Death.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yuichi get slapped?

2. What does Mikage worry about in her dream?

3. What challenges does the Tanabe face in helping one another?

4. What time does Mikage wake up after her dream?

5. Who does Mikage visit the day after she receives Eriko's gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mikage agree to travel to the Izu Peninsula?

2. Based on Mikage visiting Yuichi at the inn, what predictions can the reader make for their relationship?

3. How is sexual ambiguity explored in the first chapter?

4. Describe Eriko's death.

5. Describe Mikage's meeting with Sotaro.

6. Describe the dreams that Satsuki has about Hitoshi.

7. Does Sotaro still have feelings for Mikage? Why or why not? Does Mikage still have feelings for Sotaro?

8. What causes Mikage to cry on the bus?

9. How does Urara obtain Satsuki's phone number?

10. At what point is Mikage at peace for the first time since her grandmother's death? Why?

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