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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. Who does Mikage visit the day after she receives Eriko's gift?

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

3. What is Mikage stunned by at the Tanabe apartment?

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

5. Where does Mikage meet up with her ex-boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that Satsuki must not do on the bridge during the event? Why?

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

3. Does Sotaro still have feelings for Mikage? Why or why not? Does Mikage still have feelings for Sotaro?

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

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

6. What causes Mikage to cry on the bus?

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

8. Describe Satsuki's first meeting with Urara.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze this statement: In Full Moon, seasons are used as catalysts for action in the story. Do you think that this is true in the other chapters as well? Why or why not?

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