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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 181 - 240).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ben work?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A law firm.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A daycare center.

2. What helps Mitsuko get her first job in America in Part III?
(a) The fact that she has a green thumb.
(b) The fact that she speaks Japanese.
(c) The fact that she has a legal background.
(d) The fact that she can cook.

3. What two matters do Mike and Ben discuss in their relationship at around the same time?
(a) Children and monogamy.
(b) When to meet each other's parents and children.
(c) Monogamy and shared finances.
(d) Shared finances and children.

4. What is Mike's mother's name?
(a) Regita.
(b) Hirono.
(c) Mitsuko.
(d) Maize.

5. What is Kunihiko angry with Mike about?
(a) Not working harder at the bar.
(b) Not telling him how sick Eiju was.
(c) Mike's stealing money from the bar.
(d) Mike's drinking too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mitsuko crying in Chapter 32?

2. Who are the trio of salarymen who frequent Eiju's bar?

3. What does Lydia's text to Ben in Chapter 16 say?

4. Who does Tan live with?

5. What does Mike tell Ben one day during one of their worst fights, right before he leaves for Osaka?

(see the answer key)

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