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

2. In Chapter 13, what does Mitsuko buy?
(a) A washing machine.
(b) Sunglasses.
(c) A new blender.
(d) Cookbooks.

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

4. In Chapter 7, what impresses Mike that Mitsuko handles while cooking?
(a) Frying sausages.
(b) Slicing sushi.
(c) Deveining shrimp.
(d) Cutting up a chicken.

5. Who leaves the wedding reception with Ben?
(a) Ximena.
(b) Mike.
(c) Mitsuko.
(d) Omar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lydia's text to Ben in Chapter 16 say?

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

3. What does the first text Ben sends Mike once Mike leaves for his trip say?

4. Who is Ximena's son?

5. Who is Ximena marrying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of Ben's father's most serious problems?

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

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

4. Why does Ben get so angry at the man directing traffic at the airport in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Ben's father ask him that makes Ben realize how lonely his father is?

6. What does Lydia ask Ben to do in Part I?

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

8. What painful story does Ben tell Mike about his father growing up in Chapter 26?

9. How does Ben feel about his mother's new husband and family?

10. What is one of the most striking similarities between Mike's parents and Ben's parents?

(see the answer keys)

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