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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 fast food restaurant is near the Zen Serenity Day Spa?
2. Where does Annabelle tell Benny to go in Chapter 71 as the police haul her away?
3. How many heads does Senju Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion have?
4. What falls across Annabelle's chest when she falls and hurts herself in Chapter 52?
5. In Chapter 56, what is the name of the hospital social worker who comes to get Benny?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conversation does Benny remember having with his dad about the first moon landing?
2. Where does the Aleph live?
3. What does Annabelle do when the principal tries to warn her about truancy and calls Benny a juvenile delinquent?
4. How does Benny reunite with the Aleph and where has she been in Chapter 49?
5. When did Kenji quit doing drugs and drinking and then when did he start again?
6. In Chapter 72, what does Annabelle remember about the fight she and Kenji had the night he died?
7. What does Aikon remember about the earthquake on March 11, 2011?
8. In Chapter 61, how are Aikon and her temple doing?
9. Why are the crows dying in Chapter 67?
10. What happens when Benny joins the riot in Chapter 70?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A bully is someone who picks on someone, often someone smaller or weaker. Who are bullies at Benny’s school? How and why do they bully him?
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
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?
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