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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 does Ben go on a date with in Part I?
(a) Omar.
(b) Ari.
(c) John.
(d) Tariq.
2. Where is Ximena's husband from?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Barcelona.
3. What does Ben do when Mike asks him if Ben wants Mike to come back in Chapter 22?
(a) Ben says he does not know what to say to that question.
(b) Ben says he does not want Mike to come back.
(c) Ben does not answer.
(d) Ben says he really wants Mike to come back.
4. What does Mike tell Ben about how his father treated his mother during his childhood?
(a) His father hit his mother.
(b) His father adored his mother.
(c) His father had never wanted to marry his mother.
(d) His parents got married and divorced several times.
5. In Chapter 25, what does Ben do when his mother takes her to her new house for the first time?
(a) He goes inside and breaks things.
(b) He throws up outside.
(c) He goes inside and walks immediately out again.
(d) He gets there but can not bring himself to go in.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who visits Ben in Chapter 9?
2. What does Omar ask Ben in Chapter 30?
3. What prompts Ben's father to ask about Mike in Chapter 27?
4. What does Omar do for a living?
5. Why does Ben think his father might be worse than he thought for a moment when he goes to visit his father?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lydia, Ben's sister, think of Mike?
2. Where do Mitsuko and Ben go together in Chapter 31?
3. What is one of the most striking similarities between Mike's parents and Ben's parents?
4. What is one reason Ben is so mad at Mike in Part I, apart from Mike's trip to Japan?
5. Why does Ben get so angry at the man directing traffic at the airport in Chapter 1?
6. In Chapter 25, how does Ben react when his mother takes him to her new house for the first time?
7. In Chapter 15, what does Ben's father ask him that makes Ben realize how lonely his father is?
8. What do Ben and Mitsuko start doing together in the apartment in Part I?
9. What is Mike's reaction when Ben asks him once if he wants kids?
10. What is one of Ben's father's most serious problems?
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