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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Eiju scribble in his notebook that Mike finds in his apartment?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Notes to friends.
(c) Poems.
(d) Lists.

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

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

5. What does Mike notice Eiju does less of as he gets sicker?
(a) Drink.
(b) Cry.
(c) Get angry.
(d) Pay for things.

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

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

8. 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 to go home.
(c) Eiju tells Mike smoking is actually good for him.
(d) Eiju tells Mike he has cancer, not Alzheimer's.

9. What does Mike routinely do with the older Black couple next door?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Play shuffleboard.
(c) Go for walks.
(d) Eat.

10. What does Mike decide to stuff into his duffel to take home from Eiju's apartment?
(a) Eiju's notebook.
(b) A packet of seaweed.
(c) A figurine.
(d) A kazoo of Eiju's.

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

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

13. Who is the older Black woman who lives next door to Mike?
(a) Hellie.
(b) Reyna.
(c) Billie.
(d) Mary.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mike eventually partner with to do a pop-up restaurant?

2. What does Mike say to Ben during a bad fight that he instantly regrets?

3. What is Kunihiko angry with Mike about?

4. What does Eiju do one night at the bar that makes Mike incredulous and angry?

5. What did Mike's mother do with him routinely right before she left America for Japan?

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