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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Annabelle learn that the crows are dying in Chapter 67?
(a) Pesticides sprayed in the alley.
(b) Avian flu.
(c) No-Good is killing them with rat poison.
(d) Some rancid food got in the dumpster.

2. What nursery rhyme did Annabelle used to use to help Kenji with his Ls?
(a) Hye Diddle Diddle.
(b) One Two Buckle My Shoe.
(c) Billy Boy.
(d) Did You Ever See a Lassie?

3. In Chapter 54, what is Henry Wong holding over Annabelle when she regains consciousness?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A golf club.
(c) A crutch.
(d) A cane.

4. At the end of Chapter 50, what does Annabelle decide to throw away?
(a) Benny's car seat.
(b) Benny's stroller.
(c) Clothes that do not fit.
(d) All of her archive materials.

5. Where does Benny first hear the Book?
(a) The basement of the library.
(b) The Bindery.
(c) The ninth floor of the library.
(d) His room.

6. What is the name of the librarian who Benny interacts with in Chapter 48?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Cory.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Beverly.

7. In the art piece Benny takes from the Aleph, what disaster is memorialized in it?
(a) Meldown of the Fukushima nuclear plant.
(b) Three Mile Island nuclear accident.
(c) Explosion at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho.
(d) Chemical explosion at a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the Soviet Union.

8. In Chapter 64, how many years of clinical experience does Dr. Melanie have?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) A few years.
(d) A year.

9. What color nail polish is Dr. Melanie wearing in Chapter 64?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Clear.
(d) Pink.

10. How is Benny injured in Chapter 38?
(a) Head and knee.
(b) Head and hand.
(c) Head and ribs.
(d) Head and hip.

11. In Chapter 48, what does Benny always feel like he is chewing on after Dr. Melanie changes his medicine?
(a) Sponge.
(b) Rubber band.
(c) Tin foil.
(d) Dirt.

12. In Chapter 51, where does Annabelle say that they do sky burials?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) Mongolia.
(c) Nepal.
(d) Tibet.

13. What does Benny write about in Chapter 40?
(a) A table leg.
(b) A chair.
(c) A lightbulb.
(d) A nozzle in the sprinkler system.

14. In Chapter 41, what music does the Bottleman say can be heard in the Bindery?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Blues.
(c) Calypso.
(d) Zydeco.

15. How old does the Aleph say that she was when the B-man found her on the street and took care of her?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 49, what mountain range does B-man say that Walter Benjamin had to cross when fleeing from the Nazis?

2. In Chapter 39, what color are the hookers wearing that Annabelle sees?

3. In Chapter 45, how long does Principal Slater tell Annabelle that Benny has been absent from school?

4. How old was Benny when Kenji started drinking and doing drugs again after he had quit when Annabelle got pregnant?

5. In Chapter 42, where is Annabelle sitting?

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