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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. Why does Mitsuko ask Ben for a ride downtown in Chapter 17?
2. In Chapter 25, what does Ben do when his mother takes her to her new house for the first time?
3. What is something Mike never does that he does in Chapter 32?
4. What does Ben tell his mother she does not have to worry about in a phone conversation in Part II?
5. Where is Mike going in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one reason Ben is so mad at Mike in Part I, apart from Mike's trip to Japan?
2. In Chapter 21, what does Mike tell Ben he is trying to figure out?
3. Where does Ben take some of the food that he and Mitsuko are cooking in Chapter 22?
4. What did Mike ask Ben the night before Mike left for Japan?
5. Why does Ben get so angry at the man directing traffic at the airport in Chapter 1?
6. What does Lydia ask Ben to do in Part I?
7. What is awkward for Benson about Mike leaving for Osaka in Chapter 1?
8. In Chapter 25, how does Ben react when his mother takes him to her new house for the first time?
9. What does Lydia, Ben's sister, think of Mike?
10. How does Ben feel about his mother's new husband and family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Washington treat the theme of abusive relationships and their emotional consequences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Why do you think Washington chose to split the book into two parts, with one written from Benson's perspective and one written from Mike's perspective? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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