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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. When Benny begins hearing a tinny voice warning him of danger, on what show does he realize he has heard that voice before?
(a) Lost in Space.
(b) I, Robot.
(c) 2001: A Space Odyssey.
(d) The Iron Giant.

2. What nationality was Kenji's father?
(a) Vietnamese.
(b) Korean.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Thai.

3. What level does Benny go to in Chapter 21 when he finds a slip of paper about Hansel and Gretel in the same handwriting as the other notes?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

4. What cereal does Annabelle remember begging her mother to buy shortly before her father died?
(a) Alpha-Bits.
(b) Honeycomb.
(c) Lucky Charms.
(d) Cookie Crisps.

5. How much does Annabelle pay for a Hansel and Gretel snow globe in Chapter 22?
(a) $31.
(b) $29.95.
(c) $49.45.
(d) $25.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 74, in whose class is Benny so distracted that he has to go to the nurse?

2. What type of man-made jewels are on a headband a crow steels from Aikon?

3. When did a quarter million books from the San Francisco Public library end up burried in a landfill site?

4. How many roommates did Annabelle have when she met Kenji?

5. In Chapter 27, how much time does Aikon take off from work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author of Tidy Magic decide to become a monk?

2. When Benny used to go to story hour at the library, where did he like to sit?

3. How does reading at the library help Benny?

4. What does Slavoj say about hearing voices?

5. What apron is Annabelle wearing in Chapter 28, and where did she get it?

6. Why does Benny punch a window in his school classroom?

7. How is Kenji hit by a truck driver?

8. How does the old hobo help Benny get in the library the first time Benny skips school?

9. What is the philosophy of the author of Tidy Magic?

10. What are some of the coping techniques Benny uses on the bus when he goes to the library in Chapter 16?

(see the answer keys)

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