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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. Where does the new owner of the Panama Hotel have an office in Chapter 13?
(a) In a corner off the old kitchen.
(b) Under the stairs.
(c) An old coatroom.
(d) In one of the hotel rooms.

2. What does Henry give his mother from his bowl for breakfast in Chapter 11?
(a) Steamed won ton.
(b) Pork.
(c) Preserved duck egg.
(d) Sticky rice.

3. How many children does Henry have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. What year does Henry visit the Panama Hotel for the first time?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1958.

5. What wedding anniversary does a photo depict that Henry keeps on a coffee table in Chapter 8?
(a) 20th.
(b) 25th.
(c) 30th.
(d) 40th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a breakfast favorite of Henry's father in 1942?

2. How many times has Henry visited the Panama Hotel at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. Where does Henry work when he's twelve in order to be able to attend his school?

4. What artist is Henry looking for at the record shop in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 16, what does the Ochi photographer tell Henry he had burned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Chaz Preston and Denny Brown?

2. Why does Henry quit speaking to his parents when he was 12?

3. Why does Henry drop out of college when he's younger, and what does he do after dropping out?

4. Why does Keiko want to meet Henry in Chapter 20?

5. Why does Henry go to Bud's Jazz Records?

6. Why is Marty worried about introducing Samantha to his father?

7. What commotion does Henry see at the beginning of Chapter 1?

8. How does Henry get permission to look through the belongings in the basement of the Panama Hotel?

9. What is the Sea Fortune Restaurant?

10. Why does Henry feel a quiet relief that his wife is gone?

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