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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 she doing in the kitchen?
(a) Washing dishes.
(b) Mopping the floor.
(c) Cleaning out the refrigerator.
(d) Scrubbing the sink.

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

3. What place in the world does Mikage like best?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The bridge.
(c) The Tanabe's home.
(d) Grandma's bedroom.

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

5. How long is Yuichi dating his girlfriend?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

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

7. What is the name of Mikage's ex-boyfriend?
(a) Yuji.
(b) Satsuki.
(c) Yoshimoto.
(d) Sotaro.

8. Where does Mikage meet up with her ex-boyfriend?
(a) Flower store.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Old apartment.
(d) Coffee shop.

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

10. In whose kitchen does Mikage's dream take place?
(a) Her grandmother's.
(b) Chika's.
(c) Eriko's.
(d) Sotaro's

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

12. Where is Mikage when she starts crying?
(a) In a taxi.
(b) At the coffee shop.
(c) On the bus.
(d) At the park.

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

14. What does Mikage make for the Tanabe family?
(a) Carrot salad and noodles with eggs.
(b) Chicken salad and rice.
(c) Broccoli and rice with eggs.
(d) Cucumber salad and rice with eggs.

15. How many days after the funeral is Mikage still trying to come to terms with what happens?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eriko work?

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

3. Which relative of Mikage's dies recently?

4. What motif does the glass have that Eriko gives to Mikage?

5. What is Mikage's last name?

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