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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Benny decide to go to the library in Chapter 15?
(a) He finds a note in his pocket telling him to go.
(b) His mother suggests that he go.
(c) He needs something to read.
(d) He has to get away from his mother.

2. On what level does Slavoj, the old hobo in a wheelchair and the Random Acts of Kindness, sign tell Benny to meet him in Chapter 19?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. In Chapter 27, how much time does Aikon take off from work?
(a) 3 days.
(b) The rest of the week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) The last two days of the week.

4. When Annabelle started working as a reader in the print department of a national media-monitoring agency, how many were working there?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. In Chapter 12, where is the only place Benny does not hear the voices?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) Bathroom.
(c) Alley.
(d) Backyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What are the names of the dogs who chase Benny in Chapter 29?

3. What grade is Benny in the fall after his father dies?

4. How many monitors does Annabelle have for her new workstation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the coping techniques Benny uses on the bus when he goes to the library in Chapter 16?

2. How is Annabelle strugging at the psychiatrist's office in Chapter 9?

3. When Benny used to go to story hour at the library, where did he like to sit?

4. What does Annabelle do for Benny when he comes home after his hospitalization?

5. Why does Benny punch a window in his school classroom?

6. Where does Annabelle work?

7. What do Annabelle and Keni do when Benny is conceived?

8. How is Benny the first summer and fall after Kenji's death?

9. What is the philosophy of the author of Tidy Magic?

10. What does Slavoj say about hearing voices?

(see the answer keys)

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