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

2. How many levels are there to the library in Chapter 16?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

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

4. When was Benny conceived?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2004.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does Benny do on the bus when the noise gets too much?

2. In Chapter 32, where do the Aleph and Benny find Slavoj, the Bottleman?

3. What nationality was Kenji's father?

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

5. What was Kenji's favorite shirt?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does reading at the library help Benny?

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

3. What letter does Henry Wong shove under Annabelle's door, and why is Annabelle sure he did not write it?

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

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

6. How is Kenji hit by a truck driver?

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

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

9. What apron is Annabelle wearing in Chapter 28, and where did she get it?

10. What does Annabelle do when she learns that Benny needs to spend time at the Psychiatry Unit at Children's?

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