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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 Annabelle remember she threw and broke after Kenji left the night he died?
(a) Flower pots.
(b) Pink teapot.
(c) Dinner plates.
(d) Drinking glass.

2. How many heads does Senju Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion have?
(a) 9.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 11.

3. In Chapter 40, what type of sandwich does the Bottleman give Benny?
(a) Chicken salad.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Ham and cheese.
(d) Roast beef.

4. In Chapter 64, what does Benny do when his teacher asks him about the book he defaced by making holes with a thumbtack?
(a) Puts his hand over his ears.
(b) Runs out of the room.
(c) Bangs his head on the desk.
(d) Covers his eyes.

5. In Chapter 49, what type of van does the Aleph drive when she picks Benny up from school?
(a) Plumbing.
(b) Roofing.
(c) Heating and cooling.
(d) Pest extermination.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Walter Benjamin kill himself?

2. In Chapter 72, where are protests erupting?

3. What did Kimi major in at the university?

4. In the art piece Benny takes from the Aleph, what disaster is memorialized in it?

5. At the end of Chapter 50, what does Annabelle decide to throw away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Benny's special spoon?

2. In Chapter 49, why is the Aleph angry with the B-man?

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

4. Who finds Benny in the Bindery during the riots and what is he doing?

5. In Chapter 72, what does Annabelle remember about the fight she and Kenji had the night he died?

6. How does Benny reunite with the Aleph and where has she been in Chapter 49?

7. Why is the Aleph angry when she returns to the library in Chapter 43?

8. Who helps Annabel after her fall in Chapter 54?

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

10. What does Benny notice that the Aleph creates?

(see the answer keys)

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