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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 did the doctor who stitched up Benny's hand think his injury was from?
2. When did the Apollo 17 astronauts take a picture of Earth from a distance of 18,000 miles?
3. What is Benny eating in Chapter 35 before he storms out the door?
4. What does Annabelle do while she sits in the dark and listens to the rioting outside in Chapter 72?
5. How old does the Aleph say that she was when the B-man found her on the street and took care of her?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 49, why is the Aleph angry with the B-man?
2. In Chapter 39, who walks Annabelle home?
3. What happens when Benny joins the riot in Chapter 70?
4. When did Kenji quit doing drugs and drinking and then when did he start again?
5. In Chapter 52, what happens to Annabelle when she is cleaning?
6. What does Annabelle do when the principal tries to warn her about truancy and calls Benny a juvenile delinquent?
7. Why do the Aleph and Benny take TAZ to the top of the mountain in Chapter 51 without the B-man?
8. How did Aikon decide to write Tidy Magic?
9. What does Benny give his mother for her birthday?
10. What happens while Annabelle is getting a massage in Chapter 33, and how does the masseuse react?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Puns are figures of speech that involve wordplay and double means or using words that sound similar but have different meanings. How does Kenji use puns? How and why does the fact that English is Kenji’s second language affect his use of puns?
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