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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eiju do one night at the bar that makes Mike incredulous and angry?
(a) Steals money from a patron.
(b) Smokes cigarettes.
(c) Throws out a patron.
(d) Drinks heavily.

2. Which of Eiju's patrons tells Mike she is happy he is there for Eiju?
(a) Natsue.
(b) Hana.
(c) Sana.
(d) Kunihiko.

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

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

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

6. Where does Tan live with his mother?
(a) Doyama.
(b) Miraki.
(c) Nagasaki.
(d) Tokyo.

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

8. What does Eiju ask Mike to do when he dies?
(a) Not to wait to tell Mitsuko.
(b) To move back to America immediately.
(c) To marry Ben.
(d) To sell the bar.

9. How did Mike's mother find out Eiju went back to Japan?
(a) She called his mother to find out.
(b) A neighbor told her.
(c) She called his sister to find out.
(d) Mike told her.

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

11. Why does Eiju tell Mike he owns a car?
(a) To go to the airport.
(b) To be able to get to the hospital.
(c) To give other people rides.
(d) In case he has to leave fast, like in Godzilla.

12. Who is Eiju's doctor?
(a) Sana.
(b) Ryutaro.
(c) Hana.
(d) Kunihiko.

13. What does Mike tell the patrons at Eiju's that his relationship with Eiju is?
(a) Like a nephew.
(b) Like a good friend.
(c) Like a cousin.
(d) Like a brother.

14. What does Eiju tell Mike when Mike reminds him of the doctor's orders not to smoke?
(a) Eiju tells Mike the doctor actually told him to smoke.
(b) Eiju tells Mike smoking is actually good for him.
(c) Eiju tells Mike he has cancer, not Alzheimer's.
(d) Eiju tells Mike to go home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben tell Mike in one of their early texts?

2. What does Eiju tell Kunihiko he has to pay for after Kunihiko breaks them?

3. What does Ben tell Mike that all the men he has slept with have in common?

4. How does Mike feel the first night Ben sleeps in his bed after moving in?

5. What kind of cancer does Eiju have?

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