2. In Chapter 20, what does Ben find Mitsuko doing?
(a) Eating a cake by herself.
(b) Crying.
(c) Standing in silence with his neighbor.
(d) Talking on the phone to Mike.

3. Who does Ben go on a date with in Part I?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Omar.
(c) John.
(d) Ari.

4. Who does Ben work with who is also a good friend of his?
(a) Ximena.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Helen.

5. What is similar about how Mike's and Ben's parents both got married?
(a) Both got married in a living room.
(b) All four parents were the same age when they got married.
(c) Both eloped.
(d) Both were arranged marriages.

6. Why is Mike taking his trip in Chapter 1?
(a) He wants to take a year off from work to travel.
(b) He wants to open a new business abroad.
(c) His father is dying.
(d) He wants to study abroad.

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

8. What prompts Ben's father to ask about Mike in Chapter 27?
(a) Ben's use of chopsticks.
(b) Ben's new cooking skills.
(c) Ben's new clothes.
(d) Ben's new vocabulary.

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

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

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

12. What job does Mitsuko have in Japan?
(a) She is an acupuncturist.
(b) She is a secretary.
(c) She is an accountant.
(d) She works at a jewelry store.

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

14. What two matters do Mike and Ben discuss in their relationship at around the same time?
(a) Shared finances and children.
(b) Children and monogamy.
(c) When to meet each other's parents and children.
(d) Monogamy and shared finances.

15. When did Mike's mother's visits stop?
(a) When Mike's mother moved to Chicago.
(b) When Mike got sick.
(c) When Ben moved in with Mike.
(d) When Mike's mother got sick.