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

2. What is Mikage stunned by at the Tanabe apartment?
(a) Eriko's job.
(b) The cleanliness of the kitchen.
(c) The apartment's view.
(d) Eriko's beauty.

3. What is Eriko's former name?
(a) Yuji.
(b) Satsuki.
(c) Yoshimoto.
(d) Erika.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Yuichi dating his girlfriend?

2. What do Yuichi and Mikage share at the end of Chapter One?

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

4. Who slaps Yuichi?

5. What does Yuichi want when he wakes up after Mikage has her dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Okuno visit Mikage?

2. Why does Eriko want Mikage to live with her and Yuichi?

3. What is it that makes Mikage jealous?

4. What role do the seasons play in Part Two?

5. Describe the tone of Part Two.

6. Describe the apparition that Satsuki sees on the bridge.

7. What tone does the author use in Part Three of the book? How does the tone used in Part Three compare to the tones in the previous parts?

8. What is Mikage's saddest memory of Eriko?

9. Describe Mikage's encounter with Chika.

10. How does Mikage know Yuichi before they become housemates?

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