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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mitsuko say about her and Ben's journey together in Chapter 31?
(a) It is surprising.
(b) It makes her angry.
(c) It is absurd.
(d) It makes her sad.

2. What movie does Ben watch with his father in Chapter 13?
(a) 2001: A Space Odyssey.
(b) Fast and Furious.
(c) Avengers.
(d) A Clockwork Orange.

3. Where does Ben work?
(a) A daycare center.
(b) A law firm.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A hospital.

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

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

6. 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 he might tell Mike she is an awful person.
(d) Because then they might start liking each other.

7. 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.

8. What incident happens in Ben's childhood that his father does not talk to his mother for nearly a month over?
(a) When Ben's mother confessed to Ben's father that she had an affair.
(b) When Ben's mother told Ben's father she had had another child before she met him.
(c) When Ben's father gets pulled over for speeding and his mother tries to smooth things over with the cop.
(d) When Ben's mother left for several weeks and did not say where she was.

9. In Chapter 25, what does Ben do when his mother takes her to her new house for the first time?
(a) He throws up outside.
(b) He goes inside and breaks things.
(c) He gets there but can not bring himself to go in.
(d) He goes inside and walks immediately out again.

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

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

12. What does Ben's father insist on when they meet in Chapter 19?
(a) That Ben loan him money.
(b) That he wants to meet Mitsuko.
(c) That they go out to dinner.
(d) That he wants to meet Mike.

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

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

15. Who are the two brothers at Ben's daycare?
(a) Omar and Xu.
(b) Ahmad and Ethan.
(c) Xu and Ahmad.
(d) Ethan and Xu.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the reader find out Ben is HIV positive?

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

5. Where is Ximena's husband from?

(see the answer keys)

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