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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Americans often respond to Mike well in Eiju's bar?

2. Where was Ben born?

3. What does Mike tell Ben one day during one of their worst fights, right before he leaves for Osaka?

4. What does Eiju call Mike that makes him upset?

5. What does Eiju ask Mike to do when he dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is unique about Mike's neighborhood in Texas?

5. What does Mike come to think of Eiju's regular patrons?

6. What surprises Mike about the name of Eiju's bar?

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

8. Who does Mike become somewhat romantically involved with in Osaka and how does this happen?

9. Why is Ryutaro so loyal to Eiju?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Ben pursues a relationship with Omar, and Mike pursues one with Tan? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think cooking symbolizes to both Mike and Mitsuko? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Mike decides to go back to Japan and try to make a go of running Eiju's bar after Eiju's death? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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