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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. Why does Ben leave Ximena's wedding reception early?
(a) To check on his dad.
(b) To check on Mike.
(c) To take Mitsuko to the hospital.
(d) Because he feels ill.

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

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

4. What is similar about how Mike's and Ben's parents both got married?
(a) All four parents were the same age when they got married.
(b) Both eloped.
(c) Both got married in a living room.
(d) Both were arranged marriages.

5. What does Mitsuko tell Ben "fine" means?
(a) People are very angry.
(b) Fine.
(c) People do not want to talk about it.
(d) Fucked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ben work?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Mitsuko buy?

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

4. What does Ben ask Mitsuko in Chapter 26?

5. Who are the two brothers at Ben's daycare?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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