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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 does Mike ask for directions to his father's apartment in Osaka?
(a) A waiter.
(b) A newspaper stand salesman.
(c) A taxi driver.
(d) A bookshop owner and neighbor of Eiju's.

2. What was the first expression on Eiju's face after seeing Mike in Osaka for the first time?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was embarrassed.
(c) He was sad.
(d) He was happy.

3. What did Mike's mother do with him routinely right before she left America for Japan?
(a) Sang karaoke with him.
(b) Took him out to fancy dinners.
(c) Played tennis with him.
(d) Cooked for him.

4. What does Mike notice Eiju does less of as he gets sicker?
(a) Drink.
(b) Cry.
(c) Pay for things.
(d) Get angry.

5. Who comes to have dinner regularly at Eiju's as Eiju enters the later stages of his illness?
(a) Ben.
(b) Takeshi.
(c) Tan.
(d) Kunihiko.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kunihiko bring back from a convenience store for some foreigners one night at the bar?

3. What kind of cancer does Eiju have?

4. What is Kunihiko angry with Mike about?

5. How did Mike's mother find out Eiju went back to Japan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mike say to Ben shortly before he leaves for Osaka that he knows he should not have said?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mike think of Kunihiko?

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

10. What happens to Eiju as he gets sicker and sicker?

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