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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major struggle does Ben's father deal with?
(a) Fighting cancer.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) Alcoholism.

2. What is something Mike never does that he does in Chapter 32?
(a) Sends a letter.
(b) Sends emojis.
(c) Leaves a voicemail.
(d) Cries.

3. In Chapter 18, what does Ben nearly hit in the road driving home from work?
(a) A cat.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A dog.
(d) A pigeon.

4. What does Ahmad say he is doing in Chapter 8?
(a) Running away.
(b) Cooking for himself.
(c) Going on strike.
(d) Writing a book.

5. What is Mike's mother's name?
(a) Regita.
(b) Maize.
(c) Mitsuko.
(d) Hirono.

6. What does Mitsuko tell Ben "fine" means?
(a) People are very angry.
(b) Fucked.
(c) People do not want to talk about it.
(d) Fine.

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

8. In Chapter 22, who calls Ben asking for help?
(a) Mike.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Omar.
(d) Ben's father.

9. What incident happens in Ben's childhood that his father does not talk to his mother for nearly a month over?
(a) When Ben's mother confessed to Ben's father that she had an affair.
(b) When Ben's father gets pulled over for speeding and his mother tries to smooth things over with the cop.
(c) When Ben's mother left for several weeks and did not say where she was.
(d) When Ben's mother told Ben's father she had had another child before she met him.

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

11. Who is the sibling that cares for the boy Ben has a special relationship with at the daycare?
(a) Omar.
(b) Rimi.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Henry.

12. What is strange about Mike's texts in Chapter 31?
(a) He promises Ben something and he also uses an exclamation point.
(b) He seems angry.
(c) He does not answer right away.
(d) He only uses abbreviations.

13. What does Mitsuko say when Ben asks her what her home in Tokyo is like?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Amazing.
(c) Clean.
(d) Sad.

14. Who does Ben work with who is also a good friend of his?
(a) Ximena.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Helen.

15. Where is Mike's mother flying into just before he goes on his trip?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Chicago.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Houston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Ben in Chapter 9?

2. What prompts Ben's father to ask about Mike in Chapter 27?

3. What does Lydia's text to Ben in Chapter 16 say?

4. What movie does Ben watch with his father in Chapter 13?

5. What does Ben take to his friend's house in Chapter 22?

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