The Book of Form and Emptiness Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ruth Ozeki
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 172 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Book of Form and Emptiness Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ruth Ozeki
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 172 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 14, what is the name of Benny's roommate at the psychiatry hospital?

2. What color teapot does Annabelle buy in Chapter 24?

3. What is Mrs. Wong's son's name?

4. How many monitors does Annabelle have for her new workstation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Annabelle work?

2. How is Annabelle strugging at the psychiatrist's office in Chapter 9?

3. How is Kenji hit by a truck driver?

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

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

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

7. What type of animal does the Aleph have when she sees Benny at the library and what does she call it?

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

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

10. What does Annabelle know about Kenji's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective are various sections told of The Book of Form and Emptiness? How does each section add information? How does the use of multiple viewpoints allow Ozeki to use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

Essay Topic 2

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Ozeki uses in The Book of Form and Emptiness? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events, or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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