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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Americans often respond to Mike well in Eiju's bar?
(a) He always wears American T-shirts.
(b) He is the only staff member who speaks English.
(c) He is particularly nasty to them.
(d) He tells them he is from Texas.

3. What does Eiju do in Osaka?
(a) Runs a law firm.
(b) Runs a detective agency.
(c) Runs a laundromat.
(d) Runs a bar.

4. Which of the following is one of Eiju's favorite things?
(a) Presents.
(b) Sailing.
(c) Rice.
(d) Smoked eel.

5. What does Mike cook for Eiju's doctor?
(a) Rice with pork.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Udon with scallions.
(d) Miso.

6. What does Eiju call Mike that makes him upset?
(a) His old nickname.
(b) His sister's name.
(c) His Japanese name.
(d) His mother's name.

7. What kind of mat does Kunihiko sleep on in Eiju's apartment?
(a) An extra tatami mat.
(b) A hiram mat.
(c) A suko mat.
(d) A cot mat.

8. What do Tan and Mike do after leaving the diner the first time they eat together?
(a) Walk around in loops.
(b) Go back to Eiju's apartment.
(c) Go for a coffee.
(d) Go to the airport.

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

10. How did Ben and Mike meet?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) At a party.
(c) At the doctor's office.
(d) At a friend's wedding.

11. Who is the older Black woman who lives next door to Mike?
(a) Hellie.
(b) Reyna.
(c) Billie.
(d) Mary.

12. What helps Mitsuko get her first job in America in Part III?
(a) The fact that she has a green thumb.
(b) The fact that she speaks Japanese.
(c) The fact that she has a legal background.
(d) The fact that she can cook.

13. Why does Eiju tell Mike he owns a car?
(a) To give other people rides.
(b) In case he has to leave fast, like in Godzilla.
(c) To be able to get to the hospital.
(d) To go to the airport.

14. Who does Eiju say he will leave the bar to if Mike does not want it?
(a) Natsue.
(b) Kunihiko.
(c) Hana.
(d) Taro.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of cancer does Eiju have?

3. What does Mike remember Eiju saying to him right before he abandoned the family in America?

4. What do Ben and Mike often do after arguing?

5. What tragedy happened years earlier in the doctor's life?

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