View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what animal does The Aleph have with her?

2. On Page 51, how much does Annabelle's supervisor, Charlie, think her hours will be cut?

3. Where does Annabelle go shopping on page 55?

4. When Annabelle started working as a reader in the print department of a national media-monitoring agency, how many were working there?

5. In Chapter 19, how long does it take after Benny starts high school to decide that school is detrimental to his mental health?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does reading at the library help Benny?

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

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

5. What does Slavoj say about hearing voices?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Annabelle do when she learns that Benny needs to spend time at the Psychiatry Unit at Children's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After his father's death, Benny begins hearing voices. When does Benny begin hearing voices? How and why do they make it difficult for him to cope in his daily life?

Essay Topic 2

Benny has fond memories of his father. How does Ozeki use flashbacks and exposition to explore the relationship between Benny and his father? How does she show the type of relationship they had?

Essay Topic 3

Puns are figures of speech that involve wordplay and double means or using words that sound similar but have different meanings. How does Kenji use puns? How and why does the fact that English is Kenji’s second language affect his use of puns?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 931 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample