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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. Where does Tan live with his mother?

2. What does Mike realize Mary and Harold are doing with him and their daughter?

3. How did Ben and Mike meet?

4. What does Mike realize that Eiju shows to Kunihiko in how Eiju treats Kunihiko?

5. Who is Mary's and Harold's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eiju tell Mike when Mike asks how he first met Mitsuko?

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

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

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

5. What does Eiju tell Mike about the bar that surprises Mike?

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

7. Why is Ryutaro so loyal to Eiju?

8. What does Kunihiko start doing as Eiju gets sicker?

9. What do Sora an Mike talk about when Mike helps his father get the bar's liquor order?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe Mike's relationship with his mother Mitsuko? Is it fair to say it is as Mitsuko describes it, that is, as being "very close," in Chapter 3? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Ben the closest to - and who is he the most trusting of - in his own immediate family? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do both Ben and Mike seem to handle the idea of monogamy in their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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