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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. Who is Ximena marrying?
2. What incident happens in Ben's childhood that his father does not talk to his mother for nearly a month over?
3. What does Ben's father insist on when they meet in Chapter 19?
4. Where does Ben leave Mike's car on the day of Ximena's wedding?
5. In Chapter 28, what does Omar offer Ben?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Ben and Mitsuko start doing together in the apartment in Part I?
2. When does Mike tell Ben he will come back to America in Chapter 22?
3. In Chapter 15, what does Ben's father ask him that makes Ben realize how lonely his father is?
4. Which child is Ben closest to at the daycare, and what kinds of problems does this child have?
5. How do Ben's family take the realization that he is gay?
6. What is one reason Ben is so mad at Mike in Part I, apart from Mike's trip to Japan?
7. In Chapter 25, how does Ben react when his mother takes him to her new house for the first time?
8. What is one of the most striking similarities between Mike's parents and Ben's parents?
9. What does Mitsuko tell Ben a story is like when he asks her to tell him a story about Mike?
10. Why does Ben think his father could be worse than he thought when he first sees his father in Part II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Washington seems to leave the door open to the idea that Mike and Ben might someday get back together at the end of the novel, but for the immediate future, they are breaking up. Why do you think Washington leaves the future of Ben's and Mike's relationship ambiguous? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the most significant challenges and problems in Ben's and Mike's relationship throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Ben pursues a relationship with Omar, and Mike pursues one with Tan? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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