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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Mitsuko and Ben go together in Chapter 31?
(a) An abandoned church.
(b) Ben's work.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) School.

2. What does Mitsuko tell Ben "fine" means?
(a) People are very angry.
(b) Fucked.
(c) People do not want to talk about it.
(d) Fine.

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

4. What is strange about Mike's texts in Chapter 31?
(a) He only uses abbreviations.
(b) He promises Ben something and he also uses an exclamation point.
(c) He seems angry.
(d) He does not answer right away.

5. Which boy at the daycare does Ben have a special relationship with?
(a) Tim.
(b) Larry.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Omar.

6. Where is Ximena's husband from?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Berlin.

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

8. Where is Mike's mother flying into just before he goes on his trip?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Houston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) San Francisco.

9. Where does Ben leave Mike's car on the day of Ximena's wedding?
(a) At Omar's apartment.
(b) At Ximena's place.
(c) At Lydia's apartment.
(d) At Mike's apartment.

10. How does the reader find out Ben is HIV positive?
(a) Ben tells his mother after many years.
(b) Ben tells Omar when they are in a sexual situation together.
(c) Ben tells Mike after he has left for Japan.
(d) Ben tells Mitsuko after a few weeks of her staying in the apartment.

11. 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 sadder than Mike's childhood.
(c) As being more financially secure than Mike's childhood.
(d) As being more loving than Mike's childhood.

12. In Chapter 7, what impresses Mike that Mitsuko handles while cooking?
(a) Deveining shrimp.
(b) Slicing sushi.
(c) Frying sausages.
(d) Cutting up a chicken.

13. What does Ben ask Mitsuko in Chapter 26?
(a) For her to ask Mike to come back for Ben.
(b) For her to leave.
(c) For a loan of a small amount of money.
(d) For a story about Mike.

14. In Chapter 29, what does Ben ask Mitsuko about?
(a) How she gets the chicken so crispy.
(b) How she cracks an egg with her palm.
(c) How she makes her rice.
(d) How she gets her hair like that.

15. 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) His father does not answer the doorbell.
(c) There are many empty medication bottles around.
(d) There are more empty bottles than usual around.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ben say his parents handle his sexuality?

2. In Chapter 28, what does Omar offer Ben?

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

4. Who are the two brothers at Ben's daycare?

5. What does Omar do for a living?

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