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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. What constellation does Benny make with a thumbtack on his arm in Chapter 59?
2. How did Walter Benjamin kill himself?
3. In Chapter 47, how many days of school did Benny miss?
4. In Chapter 40, where has the Bottleman stashed his prosthetic leg?
5. In Chapter 54, what is Henry Wong holding over Annabelle when she regains consciousness?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Aikon decide to write Tidy Magic?
2. What conversation does Benny remember having with his dad about the first moon landing?
3. What is Kimi's background in Chapter 63?
4. Who finds Benny in the Bindery during the riots and what is he doing?
5. What happens when Benny joins the riot in Chapter 70?
6. What happens while Annabelle is getting a massage in Chapter 33, and how does the masseuse react?
7. What does Annabelle do when the principal tries to warn her about truancy and calls Benny a juvenile delinquent?
8. How does Benny get hurt in Chapter 37?
9. Where does the Aleph live?
10. In Chapter 52, what happens to Annabelle when she is cleaning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A bully is someone who picks on someone, often someone smaller or weaker. Who are bullies at Benny’s school? How and why do they bully him?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Book of Form and Emptiness? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters and events?
Essay Topic 3
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Book of Form and Emptiness and why is that incident the climax?
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