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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. Where does Annabelle go shopping on page 55?

2. In Chapter 27, how much time does Aikon take off from work?

3. Which letter of the Phoenician alphabet is The Aleph?

4. How many roommates did Annabelle have when she met Kenji?

5. In Chapter 12, where is the only place Benny does not hear the voices?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Annabelle work?

4. What does Slavoj say about hearing voices?

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

6. What does Benny hear when he steps on some Christmas ornaments?

7. What does Annabelle do for Benny when he comes home after his hospitalization?

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

9. Why did Kenji live at a Zen temp for a time, and how did he start playing jazz?

10. How did the author of Tidy Magic decide to become a monk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ozeki reveals Benny’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in The Book of Form and Emptiness help Benny mature and grow in the novel?

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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