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

2. Where does Yuichi want to go in Mikage's dream?

3. Which of the following is the most major theme in the first chapter?

4. What keeps Mikage from thinking of her loneliness at night?

5. What does Mikage do when she wakes up from her dream?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the dreams that Satsuki has about Hitoshi.

6. Describe Eriko's funeral.

7. Why does Okuno visit Mikage?

8. Why doesn't Satsuki greet Hiiragi when she sees him walking on the street without the uniform?

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

10. Why does Mikage decide she wants to move out? Why doesn't she?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the elements of foreshadowing in the novel, in all three chapters. Choose one example from each chapter to analyze.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

One common theme in the three chapters is escape. In what ways do characters escape? Use at least one quote per character to back up your opinions.

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