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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What habit does Benson's mother have that she started picking up after her divorce?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Biting her nails.
(c) Overeating.
(d) Drinking heavily.

4. What kind of video game does Mike play in Chapter 26?
(a) Hover.
(b) Tetris.
(c) Grand Theft Auto.
(d) Tekken.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Why is Mitsuko crying in Chapter 32?
(a) Mitsuko's cousin has died.
(b) Eiju has just died.
(c) Mike has said he is not coming back.
(d) Mitsuko is lonely.

12. Why does Mitsuko tell Ben she will not tell him what she really thinks of him?
(a) Because then he might drive them into a wall.
(b) Because then she will feel awful.
(c) Because then they might start liking each other.
(d) Because then he might tell Mike she is an awful person.

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

14. What does Omar ask Ben in Chapter 30?
(a) What he should do with his surplus money.
(b) How he should cut his hair next time.
(c) What he should feed Ahmad.
(d) What he should wear to Ximena's wedding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Ben in Chapter 9?

2. What does Ahmad say he is doing in Chapter 8?

3. What is something Mike never does that he does in Chapter 32?

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

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

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