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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is sexually ambiguous?
(a) Yuichi.
(b) Eriko.
(c) Sotaro.
(d) Mikage.

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

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

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

5. What is a kitchen symbolic of in the first chapter?
(a) Encouragement.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Selflessness.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mikage do when she wakes up from her dream?

3. What does Yuichi bring home from work for Mikage to use?

4. What is the first truly fun moment for Mikage since she experiences family loss?

5. What is Eriko's former name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the bridge and river represent in this story?

2. Why doesn't Satsuki greet Hiiragi when she sees him walking on the street without the uniform?

3. Describe the relationship that Hitoshi and Satsuki shared before Hitoshi's death?

4. Describe the will that Eriko leaves behind.

5. Describe Satsuki's first meeting with Urara.

6. Describe Mikage's encounter with her previous landlord.

7. Why does Okuno visit Mikage?

8. What does Hiiragi do that embarrasses Satsuki when they meet for the first time in the story?

9. What begins to lift Mikage's spirits once she establishes herself in the Tanabe household?

10. In what ways does Mikage cope with the loss of her grandmother?

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