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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Mikage's dream, what is Yuichi doing?
(a) Cleaning the refrigerator.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Cleaning the floor.
(d) Wiping the counters.

2. Which of the following pairs are common themes in the first chapter?
(a) Growth and success.
(b) Destiny and anxiety.
(c) Destiny and spirituality.
(d) Harmony and success.

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

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

5. What do Yuichi and Mikage share at the end of Chapter One?
(a) Loss of another family member.
(b) New family connections.
(c) The same dream.
(d) Exact opposite dreams.

6. What time does Mikage wake up after her dream?
(a) 7 A.M.
(b) 2 A.M.
(c) 12 A.M.
(d) 4 A.M.

7. Where does Eriko work?
(a) A club.
(b) A flower store.
(c) The library.
(d) A restaurant.

8. What motif does the glass have that Eriko gives to Mikage?
(a) Grape.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Banana.
(d) Apple.

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

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

11. Where are Mikage's parents?
(a) Dead.
(b) In America.
(c) In a nursing home.
(d) On vacation.

12. What month does Mikage decide to stop being lazy?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) June.

13. Why does Yuichi get slapped?
(a) For being lazy.
(b) For quitting his job.
(c) For insulting Eriko.
(d) For living with Mikage.

14. Who seems most distraught about the death?
(a) Satsuki.
(b) Mikage.
(c) Eriko.
(d) Yuichi.

15. Which relative of Mikage's dies recently?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps Mikage from thinking of her loneliness at night?

2. What beverage is Mikage drinking in her dream?

3. Where does Mikage hide to cry?

4. How long is Yuichi dating his girlfriend?

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

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