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

2. What does Mikage see that makes her cry?
(a) Eriko walking alone.
(b) Her ex-boyfriend and another girl.
(c) Yuichi and his girlfriend.
(d) A child with their grandmother.

3. What time does Yuichi tell Mikage to arrive at the Tanabe home?
(a) 7 A.M.
(b) 10 P.M.
(c) 7 P.M.
(d) 4 P.M.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mikage's last name?

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

3. What beverage is Mikage drinking in her dream?

4. What is the one place Mikage finds peace?

5. What is Eriko's former name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lifts Mikage's spirit when she is crying? Why?

2. Describe the tone of Part Two.

3. How does Part Three have a dream-like quality?

4. Describe the process in which Yuji becomes Eriko.

5. Describe Satsuki's first meeting with Urara.

6. How does Satsuki feel at the intersection where the car accident occurs?

7. Why does Mikage agree to travel to the Izu Peninsula?

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

9. Why does Yuichi drink so much at his dinner with Mikage?

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

(see the answer keys)

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