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

3. What does Mikage worry about in her dream?

4. In whose kitchen does Mikage's dream take place?

5. Why does Yuichi get slapped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Satsuki hope to see on the bridge during the special event?

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

3. Describe the process in which Yuji becomes Eriko.

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

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

6. Describe Satsuki's first meeting with Urara.

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

8. Describe the relationship that Hitoshi and Satsuki shared before Hitoshi's death?

9. What role do supernatural elements play in the story?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine the significance of life and death as themes in the novel. Do you think the author is trying to send a message to the reader in the way life and death are represented? Why or why not?

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

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?

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