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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mike tell the patrons at Eiju's that his relationship with Eiju is?

2. What does Eiju say to Mike when Mike tells him blatantly he is gay?

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

4. Which of the following is one of Eiju's favorite sounds?

5. What makes Mike angry about the way Mitsuko tells him Eiju is sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eiju say when Mike tells him he is gay in Part III?

2. What seems to surprise Ben about Mike's reaction to his telling Mike he is HIV positive?

3. What does Mike think about Eiju's approach to telling others about his terminal illness?

4. Why does Mike realize his mother was taking him out for fancy dinners for a time?

5. How does Eiju generally treat Mike when Mike first shows up in Osaka?

6. What upsets Mike about Ben's attitude towards the neighbors?

7. What is very upsetting to Mike about how his father Eiju abandoned him and Mitsuko?

8. What makes Mike upset about how Eiju manages his illness?

9. Why does Mike begin helping Eiju run the bar?

10. Why is Mike angry at his mother for the circumstances surrounding her telling him that Eiju is dying?

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