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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. When does Aikon remember there was an earthquake off the coast of Japan in Tidy Magic, Chapter 3?

2. When did Borges write the story "The Aleph" (297)?

3. What is the name of the librarian who Benny interacts with in Chapter 48?

4. What does Benny write about in Chapter 40?

5. How did Walter Benjamin kill himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does the Aleph live?

5. What does Annabelle do when the principal tries to warn her about truancy and calls Benny a juvenile delinquent?

6. Who helps Annabel after her fall in Chapter 54?

7. How does Benny cut himself in Chapter 41?

8. In Chapter 72, what does Annabelle remember about the fight she and Kenji had the night he died?

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

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

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

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 3

Kenji built a feeding station for the crows, and Annabelle has been caring for them since his death. Why are the crows important to Annabelle?

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