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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 28, how old does Benny remember he was when he and his father bought the yellow apron his mom is wearing?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 21, to what filmmaker do the call letters on a note about Hansel and Gretel lead Benny?
(a) Isabella Rossellini.
(b) Paul Provenza.
(c) Jean Cocteau.
(d) Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

3. What type of blazer does Annabelle choose for Kenji to wear in his casket?
(a) Blue seersucker.
(b) Black wool.
(c) Navy wool.
(d) Khaki.

4. Where was Kenji born?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Nagoya.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Tokyo.

5. What type of accent does Annabelle remember an old man in a wheelchair had who rode on the bus with her and Benny in Chapter 13?
(a) Russian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Eastern European.

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

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

8. How many monitors does Annabelle have for her new workstation?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

9. At what type of store might someone find themselves if an angry feeling gets laced into a shoe in "A Boy"?
(a) Nike.
(b) New Balance.
(c) Adidas.
(d) Reebok.

10. In Chapter 13 when Benny is hospitalized, what is taken from him and his mother and locked up?
(a) Strings on his hoodie and nail clippers.
(b) Stuffed animal and a knife.
(c) Spoon, marble, and an X-Acto knife.
(d) Book, scissors, and a toy truck.

11. Who does Benny see when he opens his eyes after someone taps him on his head on page 44?
(a) His father.
(b) A beautiful girl.
(c) His mother.
(d) A boy his age.

12. How much does Annabelle pay for a Hansel and Gretel snow globe in Chapter 22?
(a) $31.
(b) $25.
(c) $49.45.
(d) $29.95.

13. In Chapter 16, when does Benny find slips of paper telling him to listen to his shoe, to come to the library, and congratulating him for making it?
(a) 2 weeks before school is to start.
(b) Middle of July.
(c) A week before school is to start.
(d) First of August.

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

15. What month was Benny born?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color glasses does Benny remember that the librarian at Children's Hour had?

2. What state shot glass does the Bottleman give Benny to drink from in Chapter 32?

3. In Chapter 26, which of Paul Klee's paintings does Benny find?

4. In Chapter 25, what animal does The Aleph have with her?

5. On page 74, in whose class is Benny so distracted that he has to go to the nurse?

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