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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time does Yuichi tell Mikage to arrive at the Tanabe home?
(a) 7 A.M.
(b) 7 P.M.
(c) 4 P.M.
(d) 10 P.M.

3. What does Mikage's dream foreshadow?
(a) That Mikage and Yuichi are meant to be together.
(b) Time spent apart for Yuichi and Mikage.
(c) An upcoming change.
(d) More loss for both Yuichi and Mikage.

4. What challenges does the Tanabe face in helping one another?
(a) Their eccentricities.
(b) They have trouble communicating.
(c) They fear one another.
(d) They are constantly working.

5. How does Mikage tell that her ex-boyfriend no longer loves her?
(a) The look in his eyes.
(b) The tone he uses.
(c) His body language.
(d) The words he uses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eriko work?

2. Where are Mikage's parents?

3. Why does Mikage believe that she is able to understand Yuichi?

4. What does Mikage fall in love with at the Tanabe apartment?

5. What is a kitchen symbolic of in the first chapter?

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