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

2. Who is the sibling that cares for the boy Ben has a special relationship with at the daycare?
(a) Omar.
(b) Rimi.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Henry.

3. Where do Mitsuko and Ben go together in Chapter 31?
(a) School.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Ben's work.
(d) An abandoned church.

4. What job does Mitsuko have in Japan?
(a) She works at a jewelry store.
(b) She is a secretary.
(c) She is an accountant.
(d) She is an acupuncturist.

5. What does Ben see on Mike's phone that bothers him?
(a) Texts from another man.
(b) A picture of another man's penis.
(c) Messages from Mike's father.
(d) A dating profile that Mike starred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ben leave Ximena's wedding reception early?

2. What does Ben cook with Mitsuko that she does not grimace at tasting in Chapter 31?

3. In Chapter 13, what does Mitsuko buy?

4. What prompts Ben's father to ask about Mike in Chapter 27?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Ben feel about his job at the daycare?

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