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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 does the reader find out Ben is HIV positive?
2. Where does Ben leave Mike's car on the day of Ximena's wedding?
3. Why does Mitsuko tell Ben she will not tell him what she really thinks of him?
4. Why does Ximena tell Ben she did not stop the fight between the two boys at daycare?
5. What is similar about how Mike's and Ben's parents both got married?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Ben and Mitsuko start doing together in the apartment in Part I?
2. Why does Ben think his father could be worse than he thought when he first sees his father in Part II?
3. What is one of the most striking similarities between Mike's parents and Ben's parents?
4. How does Ben feel about his mother's new husband and family?
5. What does Lydia, Ben's sister, think of Mike?
6. What embarrasses Ben about his father when they go out to dinner together in Chapter 19?
7. Where do Mitsuko and Ben go together in Chapter 31?
8. How does Ben feel about his job at the daycare?
9. What did Mike ask Ben the night before Mike left for Japan?
10. When does Mike tell Ben he will come back to America in Chapter 22?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the most significant challenges and problems in Ben's and Mike's relationship throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How do both Ben and Mike seem to handle the idea of monogamy in their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What do you think cooking symbolizes to both Mike and Mitsuko? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.
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