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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 121 - 180).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the older Black woman who lives next door to Mike?
(a) Reyna.
(b) Mary.
(c) Billie.
(d) Hellie.

2. Who does Mike ask for directions to his father's apartment in Osaka?
(a) A taxi driver.
(b) A waiter.
(c) A bookshop owner and neighbor of Eiju's.
(d) A newspaper stand salesman.

3. What incident happens in Ben's childhood that his father does not talk to his mother for nearly a month over?
(a) When Ben's mother left for several weeks and did not say where she was.
(b) When Ben's mother told Ben's father she had had another child before she met him.
(c) When Ben's mother confessed to Ben's father that she had an affair.
(d) When Ben's father gets pulled over for speeding and his mother tries to smooth things over with the cop.

4. What does Ben take to his friend's house in Chapter 22?
(a) Rice at katsu.
(b) Beer.
(c) A chicken.
(d) Extra clothes.

5. Who is the sibling that cares for the boy Ben has a special relationship with at the daycare?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Omar.
(c) Rimi.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben tell his mother she does not have to worry about in a phone conversation in Part II?

2. Who was one of Ben's father's girlfriends who he remembers?

3. Who is Eiju's doctor?

4. In Chapter 7, what impresses Mike that Mitsuko handles while cooking?

5. Why does Ben think his father might be worse than he thought for a moment when he goes to visit his father?

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