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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 60).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ben think his father might be worse than he thought for a moment when he goes to visit his father?
(a) His father pretends not to recognize him.
(b) There are many empty medication bottles around.
(c) There are more empty bottles than usual around.
(d) His father does not answer the doorbell.

2. In Chapter 7, what impresses Mike that Mitsuko handles while cooking?
(a) Cutting up a chicken.
(b) Frying sausages.
(c) Slicing sushi.
(d) Deveining shrimp.

3. What does Mike do for a living?
(a) He is a chef.
(b) He is an accountant.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a landscaper.

4. Who was one of Ben's father's girlfriends who he remembers?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Carlotta.
(d) Charlotte.

5. In Chapter 14, how does Mike characterize Ben's childhood that Ben bristles at?
(a) As being more normal than Mike's childhood.
(b) As being sadder than Mike's childhood.
(c) As being more financially secure than Mike's childhood.
(d) As being more loving than Mike's childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Mitsuko ask Ben about in Chapter 5?

2. What nationality is Ben's mother's new husband?

3. In Chapter 13, what does Mitsuko buy?

4. What big event is happening for Ben's friend he works at the daycare with in the coming weeks?

5. When did Mike's mother's visits stop?

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