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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 21, to what filmmaker do the call letters on a note about Hansel and Gretel lead Benny?
2. How many milligrams of Ritalin does Dr. Melanie prescribe Benny the first time she sees him?
3. 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?
4. How old is Benny when his father dies?
5. In Chapter 12, where is the only place Benny does not hear the voices?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Kenji live at a Zen temp for a time, and how did he start playing jazz?
2. Where does Annabelle work?
3. What does Slavoj say about hearing voices?
4. How is Kenji's body transported to the crematorium?
5. What do Annabelle and Keni do when Benny is conceived?
6. Why does Benny punch a window in his school classroom?
7. How does reading at the library help Benny?
8. What book does Annabelle buy at Michael's and how does the Book explain the purchase?
9. Where does the Aleph take Benny to see Slavoj, the Bottleman in Chapter 32?
10. In Chapter 20, why is Mrs. Wong in the hospital?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. How does Ozeki use imagery to help readers imagine the world, events, and characters in The Book of Form and Emptiness?
Essay Topic 2
Benny and Slavoj both hear voices. Why does Benny think hearing the voices means he is crazy, and Slavoj sees the voices as a gift?
Essay Topic 3
Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in The Book of Form and Emptiness? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?
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