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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Kenji's theme song?
(a) Life Goes to a Party.
(b) Sometimes I'm Happy.
(c) Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.
(d) China Boy.

2. How many years did Kenji live at a Zen temple?
(a) 2.
(b) A couple.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. What is Benny eating when he starts to choke in Chapter 30?
(a) Apple.
(b) Chips.
(c) Sandwich.
(d) Pear.

4. What is Dr. Melanie's last name?
(a) Colson.
(b) Richards.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Stack.

5. In Chapter 14, what is the name of Benny's roommate at the psychiatry hospital?
(a) William.
(b) Mackson.
(c) Benson.
(d) Vincent.

6. In Chapter 16, what does Benny do on the bus when the noise gets too much?
(a) Reads.
(b) Does breathing exercises.
(c) Pretends to talk on his cell phone.
(d) Meditates.

7. When did a quarter million books from the San Francisco Public library end up burried in a landfill site?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1994.

8. What is the number pattern for the breathing exercise Benny learns at the psychiatric hospital?
(a) Four, four, six, two.
(b) Four, five, six, five.
(c) Four, four, four.
(d) Four, seven, eight.

9. What does Benny have for breakfast the morning after he is awakened by a girl and then voices?
(a) Cornflakes.
(b) Rice Krispies.
(c) Shredded wheat.
(d) Cheerios.

10. In Chapter 27, how many times has Annabelle noticed Tidy Magic has moved?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

11. How long does Dr. Melanie want to admit Benny to the Pediatric Psychiatry Unit at Children's in Chapter 12?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) A few days.
(d) A week or so.

12. On page 74, in whose class is Benny so distracted that he has to go to the nurse?
(a) Mr. Wilson.
(b) Ms. Vincent.
(c) Mr. Davidson.
(d) Ms. Pauley.

13. What is the truck carrying that kills Kenji?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Straw.
(c) Turkeys.
(d) Chickens.

14. What cereal does Annabelle remember begging her mother to buy shortly before her father died?
(a) Lucky Charms.
(b) Cookie Crisps.
(c) Honeycomb.
(d) Alpha-Bits.

15. What was the name of the guy Annabelle was dating when she met Kenji?
(a) Dave.
(b) Will.
(c) Bob.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosopher does The Aleph mention in Chapter 26?

2. Who does Benny see when he opens his eyes after someone taps him on his head on page 44?

3. In Chapter 13 when Benny is hospitalized, what is taken from him and his mother and locked up?

4. On page 47, what does Benny have to remove from the tub before he can take a bath?

5. What nationality was Kenji's father?

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