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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 first truly fun moment for Mikage since she experiences family loss?

2. What is the one constant in Mikage's life?

3. What keeps Mikage from thinking of her loneliness at night?

4. What time does Mikage wake up after her dream?

5. Where does Yuichi want to go in Mikage's dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mikage's dream.

2. Describe the major themes in Chapter One.

3. Why does Mikage decide she wants to move out? Why doesn't she?

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

5. How does Urara obtain Satsuki's phone number?

6. At what point is Mikage at peace for the first time since her grandmother's death? Why?

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

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

9. What stuns Mikage about Eriko?

10. Based on Mikage visiting Yuichi at the inn, what predictions can the reader make for their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death and love are both significant themes in the novel Kitchen. In the first two chapters, death is even the cause for love. Analyze these statements as they relate to the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze this statement's validity as it relates to the entire book: A theme in the novel is that life continues even when a life ends.

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