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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 29, what does Ben ask Mitsuko about?
(a) How she makes her rice.
(b) How she gets the chicken so crispy.
(c) How she cracks an egg with her palm.
(d) How she gets her hair like that.

2. Where does Ben leave Mike's car on the day of Ximena's wedding?
(a) At Mike's apartment.
(b) At Lydia's apartment.
(c) At Omar's apartment.
(d) At Ximena's place.

3. What kind of video game does Mike play in Chapter 26?
(a) Tetris.
(b) Tekken.
(c) Grand Theft Auto.
(d) Hover.

4. What does Ben cook with Mitsuko that she does not grimace at tasting in Chapter 31?
(a) Dashi.
(b) Rice and fish.
(c) Udon with kamaboko, spinach, and chicken.
(d) Pork croquettes.

5. What does Ben's father insist on when they meet in Chapter 19?
(a) That he wants to meet Mitsuko.
(b) That he wants to meet Mike.
(c) That Ben loan him money.
(d) That they go out to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Omar ask Ben in Chapter 30?

2. What is something Mike never does that he does in Chapter 32?

3. In Chapter 14, how does Mike characterize Ben's childhood that Ben bristles at?

4. Who is the sibling that cares for the boy Ben has a special relationship with at the daycare?

5. Where do Mitsuko and Ben go together in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ben feel about his mother's new husband and family?

2. What is one reason Ben is so mad at Mike in Part I, apart from Mike's trip to Japan?

3. How does Ben feel about his job at the daycare?

4. What does Lydia ask Ben to do in Part I?

5. Why does Ben think his father could be worse than he thought when he first sees his father in Part II?

6. Why is Mike leaving for Osaka, Japan, in Chapter 1?

7. What does Ben's father say about his sexuality in Chapter 19 that is entirely offensive?

8. What does Lydia, Ben's sister, think of Mike?

9. Who startles Ben by asking him out on a date in Part II?

10. What did Mike ask Ben the night before Mike left for Japan?

(see the answer keys)

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