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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Yuichi's mother?

2. What challenges does the Tanabe face in helping one another?

3. How many days after the funeral is Mikage still trying to come to terms with what happens?

4. In Mikage's dream, what is she doing in the kitchen?

5. What time does Yuichi tell Mikage to arrive at the Tanabe home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which characters in Part Two are running from the past? How?

2. Why does Mikage agree to move in with the Tanabe family?

3. How is sexual ambiguity explored in the first chapter?

4. Why does Satsuki have such a busy schedule?

5. 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?

6. How is the Tanabe family good for Mikage?

7. Describe the first moment that Mikage realizes that she loves Yuichi.

8. Why is the crying scene so pivotal in the book?

9. Describe Eriko's death.

10. Why does Hiiragi wear the women's uniform?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Moonlight Shadow has supernatural elements in it. For example Satsuki sees the ghost of Hitoshi on the bridge. What is the significance of the supernatural elements in the story? How do these supernatural elements contribute to the story as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

In each chapter, the role of a kitchen or food is prevalent. Give one specific example of this from each chapter and use at least three quotes to explain its relevance. For example, Mikage loves to be in the kitchen and finds peace in the kitchen. What elements of this same habit or behavior are present in the other chapter or with other characters?

Essay Topic 3

In all three chapters, there are eccentric secondary characters. How are these characters added to accelerate the events in the novel? How is sexual ambiguity explored using these characters? Why is this significant?

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