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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which couple are regulars at Eiju's bar?
(a) Hayato and Natsue.
(b) Hayato and Kunihiko.
(c) Tan and Natsue.
(d) Natsue and Hana.

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

3. What was the first expression on Eiju's face after seeing Mike in Osaka for the first time?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was embarrassed.
(c) He was happy.
(d) He was sad.

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

5. Which customers of Eiju's are coworkers at an advertising agency?
(a) Hana and Mieko.
(b) Tan and Ebbie.
(c) Raka and Kunihko.
(d) Raka and Hana.

6. What does Mike start sending Ben after he has been in Osaka a while?
(a) Pictures of his surroundings.
(b) Letters.
(c) Songs.
(d) Flowers.

7. How does Mike feel the first night Ben sleeps in his bed after moving in?
(a) He thinks Ben does not want to be there.
(b) He thinks Ben might hurt him.
(c) He thinks he might want to marry Ben.
(d) All of a sudden, he wants Ben to leave.

8. 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 all Japanese people stock their kitchens the same way.
(c) He says Eiju told him once.
(d) He says he cooks there all the time.

9. What is the name of Eiju's bar?
(a) Katami.
(b) Hirami.
(c) Huniko.
(d) Mitsuko.

10. What does Mike realize Mary and Harold are doing with him and their daughter?
(a) Trying to get Mike to help their daughter find a new apartment.
(b) Trying to fix them up.
(c) Trying to get their daughter a job with Mike.
(d) Trying to get Mike to help their daughter with her depression.

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

12. Why do Americans often respond to Mike well in Eiju's bar?
(a) He is the only staff member who speaks English.
(b) He always wears American T-shirts.
(c) He tells them he is from Texas.
(d) He is particularly nasty to them.

13. How does Mike describe the first few months living with Ben?
(a) Sad.
(b) Blissful.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Mundane.

14. Where was Ben born?
(a) Stetson.
(b) Austin.
(c) Katy.
(d) Houtson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eiju say to Mike when he asks if anyone else knows Eiju is dying?

2. Why does Eiju tell Mike he owns a car?

3. How did Ben and Mike meet?

4. What does Eiju say when Mike asks him how he met his mother?

5. What does Eiju ask Mike to do when they visit the shrine together?

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