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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Kitchen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Yuichi want to go in Mikage's dream?
(a) The flower store.
(b) The book store.
(c) A ramen stand.
(d) To get some tea.

2. What does Banana Yoshimoto use as a catalyst for love?
(a) Security.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Homelessness.
(d) Death.

3. What does Mikage worry about in her dream?
(a) That they make a huge mess.
(b) That they wake up her grandmother.
(c) That Yuichi's girlfriend is angry.
(d) That they wake up Eriko.

4. What is it that lifts Mikage's spirits when she cries?
(a) The sound of a kitchen.
(b) Seeing Sotaro walk by happily.
(c) Eriko's gift.
(d) Yuichi joking.

5. What is the one place Mikage finds peace?
(a) The bookstore.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is there plenty more of in Mikage's life?

2. What is the name of Mikage's ex-boyfriend?

3. Where does Eriko work?

4. What emotion do Yuichi and Mikage share in the first chapter?

5. Mikage comes across several kitchens in the first chapter. What is each kitchen representative of?

(see the answer key)

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