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

2. What word does Eliza have to spell in round seven of the spelling contest?
(a) Titanium.
(b) Origami.
(c) Crepuscule.
(d) Constancy.

3. What does Aaron often save Eliza from?
(a) Darth Vader.
(b) Bullies.
(c) Bad dreams.
(d) Alien monsters.

4. What is the ultimate consonant?
(a) Death.
(b) Hell.
(c) Sin.
(d) Love.

5. What word does the Pakistani boy misspell for Eliza to win the competition?
(a) Crepuscule.
(b) Sacreligious.
(c) Glissando.
(d) Element.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dutch governess give Miriam for her birthday?

2. In which game does Miriam first experience her favorite word?

3. What was the donkey in Eliza favorite bedtime story turned into?

4. Why does Aaron stop playing the guitar?

5. Why was Miriam's mother reluctant to interact with Miriam?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Saul discover Judaism?

3. What problems are starting to occur in Miriam and Saul's marriage?

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

5. How did Aaron's bar Mitzvah change him?

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

7. Describe Aaron and Eliza's relationship?

8. How does the concept of Permutations help Eliza?

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

10. How do the other children react to Eliza winning the spelling bee contest?

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