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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is shefa in Hebrew?
(a) Total communion with God.
(b) A Israeli kebab.
(c) Hearing God say your name.
(d) An Israeli pastry.

2. What does Aaron lose awareness of when he dances in the Hare Krishna temple?
(a) His earthly commodities.
(b) His earthly mind.
(c) His eathly sight.
(d) His earthly body.

3. What word does Eliza misspell in round seven of the spelling bee?
(a) Shabbat.
(b) Gegenuber.
(c) Duvetyn.
(d) Correspond.

4. What does Saul call the dinner they eat after Eliza loses the spelling bee in Washington?
(a) A loser dinner.
(b) A victory dinner.
(c) The worst dinner of his life.
(d) A cerebral dinner.

5. What religion is Aaron's new friend Chali?
(a) Sikh.
(b) Christian.
(c) Hare Krishna.
(d) Buddhist.

6. What stolen item does Miriam toss out of her car window in this section?
(a) An ashtray.
(b) A skirt.
(c) A phone.
(d) A shoe.

7. What does Aaron vow to have by his eighteenth birthday?
(a) A hare krishna gown.
(b) His own car.
(c) A spiritual name.
(d) His own house.

8. Where does Miriam tell Saul she is when Saul and Eliza eat dinner?
(a) At prayers.
(b) At work.
(c) At her mother's.
(d) At singing practice.

9. What odes lLiza do in this section that she knows her father would usually forbid?
(a) Take his books.
(b) Make a phonecall.
(c) Use the stove.
(d) Take some money.

10. What does Saul tell Aaron that Mariam has been diagnosed with?
(a) Schitzophrenia.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Bioplar.
(d) Kleptomania.

11. Who does Miriam meet outside the house she wants to break into?
(a) Madge Turner.
(b) Peter Davies.
(c) James Cook.
(d) Phylis Owen.

12. What word does Eliza spell wrong at the spelling bee contest at the end of the book?
(a) Cauliflower.
(b) Origami.
(c) Superlicious.
(d) Conducive.

13. What kind of training does Aaron want to have with the Hare Krishna's?
(a) Java training.
(b) Thimble training.
(c) Prayer training.
(d) Devotee training.

14. What does Miriam think she has inherited from her parents?
(a) Their love for life.
(b) Their sense of humor.
(c) Their intelligence.
(d) Their eccentricities.

15. What does Aaron consider joining in this section?
(a) The Hare Krishna temple.
(b) The school chess club.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The school prayer club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aaron begin to practice in his room at home?

2. What is Eliza watching on TV when she comes to the realization her father is right?

3. Why does Saul want the family to dine together in this section?

4. What worries Saul, Aaron and Eliza about Mariam when she comes down to dinner?

5. What does Miriam refuse to discuss with Saul in this section?

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