The Book of Form and Emptiness Test | Final 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 | Final 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. At the end of Chapter 38 what is the Bottleman drinking?

2. Where does Annabelle tell Benny to go in Chapter 71 as the police haul her away?

3. In Chapter 54, what is Henry Wong holding over Annabelle when she regains consciousness?

4. In Tidy Magic, Chapter 3, how old was the teacup that was Aikon's teacher's favorite?

5. In Chapter 40, where has the Bottleman stashed his prosthetic leg?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 49, why is the Aleph angry with the B-man?

2. How does Benny cut himself in Chapter 41?

3. Why is the Aleph angry when she returns to the library in Chapter 43?

4. How did Aikon decide to write Tidy Magic?

5. What does Benny give his mother for her birthday?

6. Who finds Benny in the Bindery during the riots and what is he doing?

7. In Chapter 52, what happens to Annabelle when she is cleaning?

8. What does Aikon remember about the earthquake on March 11, 2011?

9. What conversation does Benny remember having with his dad about the first moon landing?

10. Why are the crows dying in Chapter 67?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Book of Form and Emptiness? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Ozeki uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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