Full Cicada Moon

In “One Way,” Mimi wonders why her friends Stacey and Timothy come to her house but never invite her to theirs. In “Mama’s Visitor,” Mama’s new friend from the wives’ tea, Dr. Haseda, comes to visit. She brings lemon cookies as an omiyage and Mama makes tea. Dr. Haseda was born in Los Angeles, went to college in New York (where she met her husband), and now teaches Japanese at Hillsborough College. She brought her one-year-old daughter, Kate. Mama gives her the nickname Baby Cake, which everyone, including Kate, calls her. Though Mama had said she only needs Papa, Mimi, and the turkeys, Mimi is glad she has a new friend. When Dr. Haseda leaves, Mimi says it was nice of her to visit. Mama admits that Papa asked her to. Mimi asks if she is mad at him, but Mama says what he did is love. In “Spatial Reasoning,” Mimi’s guidance counselor, Mrs. Golden, thinks her score on spatial reasoning is a mistake because girls never score high on the test. She looks at Mimi and waits for her to explain how a girl could score as high as a boy. When Mimi admits she liked the test and it was easy, Mrs.