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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the sibling that cares for the boy Ben has a special relationship with at the daycare?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Omar.
(c) Rimi.
(d) Henry.

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

4. In Chapter 22, who calls Ben asking for help?
(a) Omar.
(b) Mike.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Ben's father.

5. 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 vocabulary.
(d) Ben's new clothes.

6. What does Mike do for a living?
(a) He is a chef.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is an accountant.
(d) He is a landscaper.

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

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

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

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

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

12. In Chapter 28, what does Omar offer Ben?
(a) A new friendship.
(b) Beer.
(c) A free dinner.
(d) A truce.

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

14. What does Omar do for a living?
(a) He is a maintenance worker.
(b) He is a security guard.
(c) He is a therapist.
(d) He is a personal trainer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ximena's husband from?

2. In Chapter 25, what does Ben do when his mother takes her to her new house for the first time?

3. What does Ben's father insist on when they meet in Chapter 19?

4. What does Ben cook with Mitsuko that she does not grimace at tasting in Chapter 31?

5. What does Mike tell Ben about how his father treated his mother during his childhood?

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