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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. Why does Annabelle learn that the crows are dying in Chapter 67?

2. In Chapter 36, what is T-Bone's real name?

3. In Chapter 51, what do the Aleph and Benny leave the Bottleman with when they go to the summit?

4. In Chapter 64, what does Benny do when his teacher asks him about the book he defaced by making holes with a thumbtack?

5. In Chapter 47, how many days of school did Benny miss?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Aleph and Benny take TAZ to the top of the mountain in Chapter 51 without the B-man?

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

4. What happens while Annabelle is getting a massage in Chapter 33, and how does the masseuse react?

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

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

7. How does Benny get hurt in Chapter 37?

8. In Chapter 39, who walks Annabelle home?

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

10. Why are the crows dying in Chapter 67?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Book of Form and Emptiness? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters and events?

Essay Topic 3

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective are various sections told of The Book of Form and Emptiness? How does each section add information? How does the use of multiple viewpoints allow Ozeki to use accumulation to advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

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