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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which part of Houston do Mike and Ben live in?
2. Which boy at the daycare does Ben have a special relationship with?
3. Why is Mike taking his trip in Chapter 1?
4. What is strange about Mike's texts in Chapter 31?
5. What incident happens in Ben's childhood that his father does not talk to his mother for nearly a month over?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ben get so angry at the man directing traffic at the airport in Chapter 1?
2. Where does Ben take some of the food that he and Mitsuko are cooking in Chapter 22?
3. Why does Ben think his father could be worse than he thought when he first sees his father in Part II?
4. What does Lydia ask Ben to do in Part I?
5. What painful story does Ben tell Mike about his father growing up in Chapter 26?
6. What is one of Ben's father's most serious problems?
7. What does Mitsuko tell Ben a story is like when he asks her to tell him a story about Mike?
8. Where do Mitsuko and Ben go together in Chapter 31?
9. Who startles Ben by asking him out on a date in Part II?
10. What is awkward for Benson about Mike leaving for Osaka in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Ben eventually agrees to the awkward meeting between himself, Mike, and Omar towards the end of the novel? What it is about this meeting that seems to surprise all three young men? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Mike decides to go back to Japan and try to make a go of running Eiju's bar after Eiju's death? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How would you describe Ben's and Mike's conversations about racism, especially during the times when Ben tries to explain to Mike how he feels his family was discriminated against during his childhood and adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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