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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Mikage's remaining relatives?
(a) Her sister.
(b) She has none.
(c) Her aunt and uncle.
(d) Her cousin and her aunt.

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

3. What keeps Mikage from thinking of her loneliness at night?
(a) The breeze from the kitchen window.
(b) The crunching of the ice maker.
(c) The hum of the refrigerator.
(d) The drip of the leaky faucet.

4. Why does Mikage believe that she is able to understand Yuichi?
(a) They both lose family.
(b) She does not love him.
(c) She does not need him.
(d) She is related to him.

5. What is the one constant in Mikage's life?
(a) Cooking.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) Yuichi.
(d) Eriko.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which scene is the most pivotal in the first chapter?

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

4. What is Eriko's former name?

5. What does Mikage see that makes her cry?

(see the answer key)

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