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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. Where does Mikage hide to cry?

2. Where are Mikage's parents?

3. What motif does the glass have that Eriko gives to Mikage?

4. In Mikage's dream, what is she doing in the kitchen?

5. In Mikage's dream, what is Yuichi doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the process in which Yuji becomes Eriko.

2. How is sexual ambiguity explored in the first chapter?

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

4. What is Mikage's reaction to hearing of Eriko's death?

5. What role does the kitchen play in Mikage's life before she moves in with the Tanabe family?

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

7. Describe Mikage's last encounter with Eriko before her death.

8. Why does Eriko want Mikage to live with her and Yuichi?

9. What does Hiiragi do that embarrasses Satsuki when they meet for the first time in the story?

10. What stuns Mikage about Eriko?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In all three chapters, characters seek to find normalcy and routine to cope with grief. How do they seek this sense of routine? What do the characters find instead?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the significant secondary characters throughout Kitchen? How does the author use secondary characters as catalysts for action in the stories?

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