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

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it when Mikage learns that Eriko is killed?

2. Who consoles Mikage after Okuno confronts her?

3. What does Yuichi ask Mikage for the day after she spends the night at the Tanabe home?

4. What type of food does Mikage sample on her last day of travel?

5. What is Mikage's job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The three chapters of Kitchen are titled Kitchen, Full Moon, and Moonlight Shadow. What is the significance of each chapter title? What about the name of the novel as a whole? Why do you think the author chooses these specific titles?

Essay Topic 2

The dreams in all three chapters have significance to the rest of the story. Describe one dream, or dream-like element of each chapter, and analyze the significance to its specific chapter.

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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