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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days after the funeral is Mikage still trying to come to terms with what happens?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

2. What does Mikage make for the Tanabe family?
(a) Cucumber salad and rice with eggs.
(b) Broccoli and rice with eggs.
(c) Chicken salad and rice.
(d) Carrot salad and noodles with eggs.

3. What does Mikage see that makes her cry?
(a) Her ex-boyfriend and another girl.
(b) Eriko walking alone.
(c) A child with their grandmother.
(d) Yuichi and his girlfriend.

4. Who seems most distraught about the death?
(a) Mikage.
(b) Eriko.
(c) Yuichi.
(d) Satsuki.

5. What does Mikage worry about in her dream?
(a) That they wake up Eriko.
(b) That they make a huge mess.
(c) That Yuichi's girlfriend is angry.
(d) That they wake up her grandmother.

6. What keeps Mikage from thinking of her loneliness at night?
(a) The breeze from the kitchen window.
(b) The hum of the refrigerator.
(c) The crunching of the ice maker.
(d) The drip of the leaky faucet.

7. Who does Mikage visit the day after she receives Eriko's gift?
(a) Yuichi's girlfriend.
(b) The landlord.
(c) Grandma's grave.
(d) Her ex-boyfriend.

8. In Mikage's dream, what is Yuichi doing?
(a) Wiping the counters.
(b) Cleaning the floor.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Cleaning the refrigerator.

9. Where does Mikage meet up with her ex-boyfriend?
(a) Coffee shop.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Old apartment.
(d) Flower store.

10. Which scene is the most pivotal in the first chapter?
(a) Mikage arriving at the Tanabe home.
(b) Mikage riding on the bus.
(c) Eriko's transformation.
(d) Yuichi getting slapped.

11. What does Mikage do when she wakes up from her dream?
(a) Drinks water.
(b) Cries.
(c) Wakes Yuichi.
(d) Drinks tea.

12. What beverage is Mikage drinking in her dream?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Warm milk.
(d) Water.

13. Which of the following pairs are common themes in the first chapter?
(a) Growth and success.
(b) Harmony and success.
(c) Destiny and spirituality.
(d) Destiny and anxiety.

14. How long is Yuichi dating his girlfriend?
(a) One month.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

15. What is Mikage's last name?
(a) Tanabe.
(b) Yoshimoto.
(c) Satsuki.
(d) Sakurai.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yuichi want Mikage to make using the item he brings home?

2. Where are Mikage's parents?

3. What does Yuichi bring home from work for Mikage to use?

4. Who are Mikage's remaining relatives?

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

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