1. Why does Mitsuko ask Ben for a ride downtown in Chapter 17?
(a) She needs to pick something up at FedEx.
(b) She needs to visit a doctor.
(c) She needs to pick up her paycheck.
(d) She needs to visit a sick friend.

2. Why does Ben think his father might be worse than he thought for a moment when he goes to visit his father?
(a) His father pretends not to recognize him.
(b) There are many empty medication bottles around.
(c) There are more empty bottles than usual around.
(d) His father does not answer the doorbell.

3. What does Ben tell his mother she does not have to worry about in a phone conversation in Part II?
(a) Whether he is financially solvent.
(b) Whether he is happy.
(c) Whether he is taking his medication.
(d) Whether he still has a job.

4. What incident happens in Ben's childhood that his father does not talk to his mother for nearly a month over?
(a) When Ben's father gets pulled over for speeding and his mother tries to smooth things over with the cop.
(b) When Ben's mother told Ben's father she had had another child before she met him.
(c) When Ben's mother confessed to Ben's father that she had an affair.
(d) When Ben's mother left for several weeks and did not say where she was.

5. In Chapter 14, how does Mike characterize Ben's childhood that Ben bristles at?
(a) As being more normal than Mike's childhood.
(b) As being more financially secure than Mike's childhood.
(c) As being more loving than Mike's childhood.
(d) As being sadder than Mike's childhood.