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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. How long has Annabelle worked monitoring the news when her department is eliminated in Chapter 76?

2. In Chapter 67, how many crows do Benny and his mother have to bury?

3. What color nail polish is Dr. Melanie wearing in Chapter 64?

4. In Chapter 49, what mountain range does B-man say that Walter Benjamin had to cross when fleeing from the Nazis?

5. What did the doctor who stitched up Benny's hand think his injury was from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Aikon decide to write Tidy Magic?

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

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

5. What does Benny notice that the Aleph creates?

6. What happens when Benny joins the riot in Chapter 70?

7. What is Kimi's background in Chapter 63?

8. Why are the crows dying in Chapter 67?

9. Where does the Aleph live?

10. In Chapter 61, how are Aikon and her temple doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Benny and Slavoj both hear voices. Why does Benny think hearing the voices means he is crazy, and Slavoj sees the voices as a gift?

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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