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

2. In Chapter 34, what is the Aleph making?

3. How did Walter Benjamin kill himself?

4. What nursery rhyme did Annabelle used to use to help Kenji with his Ls?

5. In Chapter 46, how old was Benny when he and his dad watched Lost in Space when Benny was home sick from school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Benny cut himself in Chapter 41?

3. How does Benny reunite with the Aleph and where has she been in Chapter 49?

4. What does Benny notice that the Aleph creates?

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

6. How did Aikon decide to write Tidy Magic?

7. Where does the Aleph live?

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

9. When did Kenji quit doing drugs and drinking and then when did he start again?

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

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in The Book of Form and Emptiness. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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