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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. What is the Aleph fixing in Chapter 56 when Benny wakes?
3. What nursery rhyme did Annabelle used to use to help Kenji with his Ls?
4. What year did the flood happen that Aleph represents in Chapter 34?
5. What did Kimi major in at the university?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did Kenji quit doing drugs and drinking and then when did he start again?
2. What happens while Annabelle is getting a massage in Chapter 33, and how does the masseuse react?
3. Who finds Benny in the Bindery during the riots and what is he doing?
4. What does Annabelle do when the principal tries to warn her about truancy and calls Benny a juvenile delinquent?
5. Why is the Aleph angry when she returns to the library in Chapter 43?
6. In Chapter 72, what does Annabelle remember about the fight she and Kenji had the night he died?
7. In Chapter 61, how are Aikon and her temple doing?
8. What happens when Benny joins the riot in Chapter 70?
9. What is Kimi's background in Chapter 63?
10. How does Benny reunite with the Aleph and where has she been in Chapter 49?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Benny and Slavoj have a conversation about poetry and writing in Chapter 40. What conversation do Benny and Slavoj have about poetry and writing? How does their conversation relate to the title of the book?
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