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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben do when Mike asks him if Ben wants Mike to come back in Chapter 22?
(a) Ben does not answer.
(b) Ben says he really wants Mike to come back.
(c) Ben says he does not know what to say to that question.
(d) Ben says he does not want Mike to come back.

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

3. Who is Ximena's son?
(a) John.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Juan.
(d) Harry.

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

5. What do Ben and his father eat together in Chapter 19?
(a) Crawfish.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Steaks.
(d) Salad.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mike's mother's visits stop?

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

3. What does Lydia ask Ben to do in Chapter 9?

4. Where does Ben work?

5. Which part of Houston do Mike and Ben live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who startles Ben by asking him out on a date in Part II?

2. In Chapter 21, what does Mike tell Ben he is trying to figure out?

3. What does Lydia, Ben's sister, think of Mike?

4. Where does Ben take some of the food that he and Mitsuko are cooking in Chapter 22?

5. Which child is Ben closest to at the daycare, and what kinds of problems does this child have?

6. What is awkward for Benson about Mike leaving for Osaka in Chapter 1?

7. What is one reason Ben is so mad at Mike in Part I, apart from Mike's trip to Japan?

8. What did Mike ask Ben the night before Mike left for Japan?

9. What embarrasses Ben about his father when they go out to dinner together in Chapter 19?

10. What is Mike's reaction when Ben asks him once if he wants kids?

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