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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben see on Mike's phone that bothers him?
(a) Texts from another man.
(b) A picture of another man's penis.
(c) A dating profile that Mike starred.
(d) Messages from Mike's father.

2. What nationality is Ben's mother's new husband?
(a) British.
(b) Iranian.
(c) Nigerian.
(d) French.

3. Who is Ben's sister?
(a) Bette.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Lydia.

4. 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.

5. What is something Mike never does that he does in Chapter 32?
(a) Leaves a voicemail.
(b) Cries.
(c) Sends a letter.
(d) Sends emojis.

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

7. What does Ben tell Mike he did with Mistuko in Chapter 7?
(a) Completed a crossword.
(b) Dismembered a chicken.
(c) Ate sausages.
(d) Went dancing.

8. Who is Ximena marrying?
(a) Branson.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Barry.
(d) Noah.

9. Who was one of Ben's father's girlfriends who he remembers?
(a) Henrietta.
(b) Carlotta.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Charlotte.

10. What does the first text Ben sends Mike once Mike leaves for his trip say?
(a) I love you.
(b) How r u.
(c) We're done.
(d) It's over.

11. What big event is happening for Ben's friend he works at the daycare with in the coming weeks?
(a) She is moving abroad.
(b) She is moving on to a new job.
(c) She is getting married.
(d) She is getting divorced.

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

13. How does Ben say his parents handle his sexuality?
(a) They pretend he is not gay.
(b) They have cut him out of their lives completely.
(c) They are open about the fact that he is gay.
(d) They have tried to get him to go to conversion therapy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ximena tell Ben she did not stop the fight between the two boys at daycare?

2. Which boy at the daycare does Ben have a special relationship with?

3. In Chapter 22, who calls Ben asking for help?

4. What food does Mitsuko ask Ben about in Chapter 5?

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

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