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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. When did the Apollo 17 astronauts take a picture of Earth from a distance of 18,000 miles?
(a) December 2, 1972.
(b) December 20, 1972.
(c) December 7, 1972.
(d) December 18, 1972.

2. In Chapter 34, what is the Aleph making?
(a) Chalk drawings.
(b) Snow globes.
(c) Sculptures.
(d) Collages.

3. What does Annabelle do with some of Kenji's ashes in Chapter 44, before she bags them up and puts them back in Benny's room?
(a) Holds them in her hand.
(b) Throws them outside.
(c) Runs them down the garbage disposal.
(d) Throws them in the toilet.

4. How did Walter Benjamin kill himself?
(a) Hung himself.
(b) Drowned himself.
(c) Slit his wrists.
(d) Took morphine.

5. In Chapter 67, how many crows do Benny and his mother have to bury?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Benny eating in Chapter 35 before he storms out the door?

3. In Chapter 51, where does Annabelle say that they do sky burials?

4. In Chapter 49, what type of van does the Aleph drive when she picks Benny up from school?

5. How is Benny injured in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Benny get hurt in Chapter 37?

2. What happens while Annabelle is getting a massage in Chapter 33, and how does the masseuse react?

3. How does Benny cut himself in Chapter 41?

4. What does Aikon remember about the earthquake on March 11, 2011?

5. When did Kenji quit doing drugs and drinking and then when did he start again?

6. How did Aikon decide to write Tidy Magic?

7. What conversation does Benny remember having with his dad about the first moon landing?

8. In Chapter 52, what happens to Annabelle when she is cleaning?

9. In Chapter 61, how are Aikon and her temple doing?

10. What happens when Benny joins the riot in Chapter 70?

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