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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of cancer does Eiju have?
(a) Pancreatic.
(b) Liver.
(c) Bone.
(d) Lung.

2. Who asks Mike to cook rice and pork for him?
(a) Hiro.
(b) Fabiko.
(c) Masitmi.
(d) Morimoto.

3. What does Mike drink with Eiju one night at the bar?
(a) Sapporo.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Gin.

4. Who are the trio of salarymen who frequent Eiju's bar?
(a) Kinihiko, Sana, and Miko.
(b) Takeshi, Hiro, and Sana.
(c) Hana, Hiro, and Takeshi.
(d) Sana, Hana, and Miko.

5. What does Eiju call Mike that makes him upset?
(a) His old nickname.
(b) His mother's name.
(c) His sister's name.
(d) His Japanese name.

6. Who does Tan live with?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

7. How does Kunihiko know where everything is in Eiju's apartment kitchen?
(a) He says he has a sixth sense for kitchen setups.
(b) He says he cooks there all the time.
(c) He says Eiju told him once.
(d) He says all Japanese people stock their kitchens the same way.

8. What does Eiju say when Mike asks him how he met his mother?
(a) He said they went to school together.
(b) He said they met through neighbors.
(c) He said they met through friends.
(d) He said it was raining and then she was there.

9. What tragedy happened years earlier in the doctor's life?
(a) He lost his brother in a plane crash.
(b) His wife and daughter died in a car accident.
(c) He lost his leg in a car accident.
(d) He lost both his parents in a car accident.

10. Who is the first person Mike tells outright that Eiju is dying while he is in Japan?
(a) Tan.
(b) Hana.
(c) Sana.
(d) Natsue.

11. What game does Mike remember playing with Eiju as a child?
(a) Candyland.
(b) Badminton.
(c) A game when they made faces at each other.
(d) Chess.

12. Who does Eiju say he will leave the bar to if Mike does not want it?
(a) Kunihiko.
(b) Hana.
(c) Taro.
(d) Natsue.

13. Who is Mary's and Harold's daughter?
(a) Janet.
(b) Hattie.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Beth.

14. Who is the man who Eiju gets his liquor from?
(a) Morimoto.
(b) Morami.
(c) Hikachi.
(d) Hikaru.

15. What does Mike cook for Eiju's doctor?
(a) Miso.
(b) Udon with scallions.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Rice with pork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mike routinely do with the older Black couple next door?

2. What does Mike realize Mary and Harold are doing with him and their daughter?

3. What kind of food did Eiju cook for Mike when he was a child?

4. What was the first expression on Eiju's face after seeing Mike in Osaka for the first time?

5. Why do Americans often respond to Mike well in Eiju's bar?

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