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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. What is Dr. Melanie's last name?

2. In Chapter 13 when Benny is hospitalized, what is taken from him and his mother and locked up?

3. What instrument did Kenji play?

4. Who checks on Annabelle when she gets nervous on the library footbridge in Chapter 16?

5. During Benny's last year of junior high, how long has Principal Mooney been working at the junior high?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Benny stab himself with a pair of scissors?

3. What book does Annabelle buy at Michael's and how does the Book explain the purchase?

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

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

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

7. Where does the Aleph take Benny to see Slavoj, the Bottleman in Chapter 32?

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

9. How does Benny write himself an excuse to miss school and monitor his mother's email account?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kenji built a feeding station for the crows, and Annabelle has been caring for them since his death. Why are the crows important to Annabelle?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 34, Benny does not seem to understand or be interested in Annabelle’s feelings. Why is it difficult for Benny to understand his mother and her challenges?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Book of Form and Emptiness and why is that incident the climax?

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