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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where had Mike lived with his parents before they moved to America?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Mihawi.
(d) Setagaya.

3. Who does Mike meet in Eiju's bar whom he is romantically interested in?
(a) Sana.
(b) Natsue.
(c) Hana.
(d) Tan.

4. 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.

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

6. What kind of food did Eiju cook for Mike when he was a child?
(a) The different ethnic foods he learned to cook at his various restaurant jobs.
(b) American food like pizza and hamburgers.
(c) Japanese food.
(d) Only desserts.

7. Who does Mike talk to when he helps his father with the liquor order?
(a) Bennie.
(b) Micha.
(c) Masatomi.
(d) Sora.

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

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

10. 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 take care of his mother.
(c) He said Mike was almost as tall as he was.
(d) He said Mike should be a cook.

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

12. Which of the following is one of Eiju's favorite smells?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Grass.
(d) Sesame oil.

13. 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.

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

15. What does Eiju say to Mike when he asks if anyone else knows Eiju is dying?
(a) Eiju tells Mike to call Kunihiko.
(b) Eiju tells Mike to leave.
(c) Eiju tells Mike to call Mitsuko.
(d) Eiju tells Mike he can stay as long as he wants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of mat does Kunihiko sleep on in Eiju's apartment?

2. What conversation does Mike have with Eiju just once?

3. Which of the following is one of Eiju's favorite things?

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

5. What kind of cancer does Eiju have?

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