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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuichi want Mikage to make using the item he brings home?
(a) Change of address cards.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Bookshelves.
(d) Short stories.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Yuichi want when he wakes up after Mikage has her dream?
(a) Ramen.
(b) Water.
(c) Tea.
(d) Cucumber salad.

7. Who slaps Yuichi?
(a) Mikage's ex-boyfriend.
(b) Eriko.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) Mikage.

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

9. What does Eriko bring home for Mikage?
(a) A word processor.
(b) A juicer.
(c) Books.
(d) A typewriter.

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

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

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

13. What beverage is Mikage drinking in her dream?
(a) Water.
(b) Tea.
(c) Warm milk.
(d) Coffee.

14. What is there plenty more of in Mikage's life?
(a) Boys.
(b) Ingredients.
(c) Grandmothers.
(d) Kitchens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mikage's dream foreshadow?

2. What time does Mikage wake up after her dream?

3. What is Eriko's former name?

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

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

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