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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. Who is the first person Mike tells outright that Eiju is dying while he is in Japan?
(a) Tan.
(b) Hana.
(c) Sana.
(d) Natsue.
2. What kind of mat does Kunihiko sleep on in Eiju's apartment?
(a) A hiram mat.
(b) A suko mat.
(c) A cot mat.
(d) An extra tatami mat.
3. What does Eiju do in Osaka?
(a) Runs a bar.
(b) Runs a law firm.
(c) Runs a detective agency.
(d) Runs a laundromat.
4. What does Eiju ask Mike to do when he dies?
(a) To move back to America immediately.
(b) To marry Ben.
(c) To sell the bar.
(d) Not to wait to tell Mitsuko.
5. What kind of food did Eiju cook for Mike when he was a child?
(a) American food like pizza and hamburgers.
(b) The different ethnic foods he learned to cook at his various restaurant jobs.
(c) Only desserts.
(d) Japanese food.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mike say to Ben during a bad fight that he instantly regrets?
2. Who does Mike ask for directions to his father's apartment in Osaka?
3. What does Eiju do one night at the bar that makes Mike incredulous and angry?
4. Which of Eiju's patrons tells Mike she is happy he is there for Eiju?
5. Who is the man who Eiju gets his liquor from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mike eventually realize Mary and Harold, his neighbors, have in mind for him?
2. Why does Mike begin helping Eiju run the bar?
3. What happens to Eiju as he gets sicker and sicker?
4. How does Eiju feel about tourists in his bar?
5. What does Mike come to think of Eiju's regular patrons?
6. Why does Mike realize his mother was taking him out for fancy dinners for a time?
7. Why is Mike angry at his mother for the circumstances surrounding her telling him that Eiju is dying?
8. What does Kunihiko start doing as Eiju gets sicker?
9. What does Mike think about Eiju's approach to telling others about his terminal illness?
10. What does Eiju tell Mike about the bar that surprises Mike?
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