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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. Who call Eliza a stuck up snob?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Aaron.

2. What does Jared say his reading group is reading excerpts from?
(a) The cannon.
(b) The Postman.
(c) The Plumber.
(d) The Regal.

3. What kind of musical instrument does Saul play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Pipe.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Flute.

4. What does Saul overhear the woman say her son has been identified as?
(a) Spiritual and deep.
(b) Talented and gifted.
(c) Illiterate and lonely.
(d) Friendly and humorous.

5. Which of Saul's suggestions start to frustrate Eliza during the competition?
(a) Touch the letters before you speak them.
(b) Answer immediately and without thinking.
(c) Always smile at the judge before you answer.
(d) Let the letters show you where to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam Lubinsky have a date with?

2. What word does the Pakistani boy misspell for Eliza to win the competition?

3. What is the smallest room in Eliza's house?

4. What is the ultimate consonant?

5. What gift does Miriam present Eliza with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Saul's life like before he met Miriam?

2. Describe the time Aaron claims he first saw God?

3. What secrets do Aaron and Eliza share with each other in this section?

4. How does Miriam make it easier for herself to steal things?

5. What religious and spiritual awakening does Saul experience at his wedding?

6. How does Eliza react when Miriam gives her a blouse to wear at the spelling contest?

7. How did Miriam's parents die?

8. How does Aaron's relationship with his father change after Eliza wins the spelling Bee contest?

9. In what way could the marriage of Saul and Miriam be described as unconventional?

10. How did Miriam cause her Dutch governess to lose her job?

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