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

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

3. What major struggle does Ben's father deal with?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Fighting cancer.
(c) Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) Alcoholism.

4. Which part of Houston do Mike and Ben live in?
(a) The Third Ward.
(b) The Southside.
(c) East Clement.
(d) The Northside.

5. What does Ben ask Mitsuko in Chapter 26?
(a) For her to leave.
(b) For her to ask Mike to come back for Ben.
(c) For a loan of a small amount of money.
(d) For a story about Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Mitsuko buy?

2. Who is Ximena marrying?

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

4. Who does Ben work with who is also a good friend of his?

5. Who was one of Ben's father's girlfriends who he remembers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where do Mitsuko and Ben go together in Chapter 31?

4. Why does Ben think his father could be worse than he thought when he first sees his father in Part II?

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

6. Why is Mike leaving for Osaka, Japan, in Chapter 1?

7. What does Mitsuko mail to herself before she leaves Japan so she will have it in America?

8. How do Ben's family take the realization that he is gay?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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