2. What does Mike tell Ben one day during one of their worst fights, right before he leaves for Osaka?
(a) No one will ever love Ben.
(b) Ben needs to get a better job.
(c) Ben is very selfish.
(d) The world does not owe Ben anything.

3. What kind of mat does Kunihiko sleep on in Eiju's apartment?
(a) A hiram mat.
(b) A suko mat.
(c) An extra tatami mat.
(d) A cot mat.

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

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

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

7. What does Ben tell Mike in one of their early texts?
(a) Ben's father died when he was young.
(b) Ben's mother died when he was young.
(c) Ben does not drink often.
(d) Ben goes to church often.

8. What do Ben and Mike often do after arguing?
(a) Drink beer.
(b) Eat.
(c) Play tennis.
(d) Have sex.

9. What does Mike learn after he returns from being with Tan overnight?
(a) Eiju has died.
(b) The bar has burned down.
(c) Ben called with an emergency.
(d) Eiju is in the hospital.

10. Which of the following is one of Eiju's favorite sounds?
(a) Crickets in the morning.
(b) Flower petals falling.
(c) Bruce Sprintsteen.
(d) A vodka bottle opening.

11. Around what time does Eiju's bar get its first customers every night?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

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

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

14. What does Mike remember Eiju saying to him right before he abandoned the family in America?
(a) He told Mike that Mike could not possibly be gay.
(b) He said Mike should be a cook.
(c) He said Mike was almost as tall as he was.
(d) He said Mike should take care of his mother.

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