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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Yuichi want to go in Mikage's dream?
(a) A ramen stand.
(b) To get some tea.
(c) The book store.
(d) The flower store.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Yuichi work part-time?
(a) Flower shop.
(b) Shoe store.
(c) Inn.
(d) Book shop.

11. Where does Mikage hide to cry?
(a) In her old apartment.
(b) In a church.
(c) An alley.
(d) On the bus.

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

13. Who does Mikage visit the day after she receives Eriko's gift?
(a) Her ex-boyfriend.
(b) The landlord.
(c) Grandma's grave.
(d) Yuichi's girlfriend.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that lifts Mikage's spirits when she cries?

2. In Mikage's dream, what is Yuichi doing?

3. Where is Mikage when she starts crying?

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

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

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