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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 Mike tell Ben about how his father treated his mother during his childhood?
(a) His father had never wanted to marry his mother.
(b) His parents got married and divorced several times.
(c) His father hit his mother.
(d) His father adored his mother.

2. What does Lydia's text to Ben in Chapter 16 say?
(a) Lydia asks Ben to ask Mike to do her a favor.
(b) Lydia asks Ben to check on their mother.
(c) Lydia asks Ben to come over to her apartment right away.
(d) Lydia uses "LMAO" and expresses surprise that Ben went to see their father.

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

4. What job did Ben's father used to have?
(a) He was a television weatherperson.
(b) He was a landscaper.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a lawyer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben take to his friend's house in Chapter 22?

2. In Chapter 20, what does Ben find Mitsuko doing?

3. Why is Mike taking his trip in Chapter 1?

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

5. What is Mike's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ben's father say about his sexuality in Chapter 19 that is entirely offensive?

2. What do Ben and Mitsuko start doing together in the apartment in Part I?

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

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

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

6. When does Mike tell Ben he will come back to America in Chapter 22?

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

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

9. What does Mitsuko tell Ben a story is like when he asks her to tell him a story about Mike?

10. In Chapter 25, how does Ben react when his mother takes him to her new house for the first time?

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