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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 61 - 120).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ximena tell Ben she did not stop the fight between the two boys at daycare?
(a) She said they had to learn the lesson that sometimes you just lose.
(b) She said she was waiting for Barry to do it.
(c) She said the parents would have to deal with it.
(d) She said she was waiting for Ben to do it.

2. What does Mike tell Ben about how his father treated his mother during his childhood?
(a) His parents got married and divorced several times.
(b) His father had never wanted to marry his mother.
(c) His father adored his mother.
(d) His father hit his mother.

3. What is Mike's mother's name?
(a) Mitsuko.
(b) Maize.
(c) Regita.
(d) Hirono.

4. What major struggle does Ben's father deal with?
(a) Fighting cancer.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) Alcoholism.

5. What did Mike always bring Ben from work?
(a) Food he had cooked himself.
(b) Paper plates.
(c) Beer.
(d) Liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Omar ask Ben in Chapter 30?

2. What prompts Ben's father to ask about Mike in Chapter 27?

3. Why does Ben think his father might be worse than he thought for a moment when he goes to visit his father?

4. What does Ben tell his mother she does not have to worry about in a phone conversation in Part II?

5. Who was one of Ben's father's girlfriends who he remembers?

(see the answer key)

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