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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 does Miriam give Eliza to wear for the spelling bee contest?

2. What was Saul Naumann original surname?

3. What does the spelling bee registrar ask Eliza for?

4. What was the first item Miriam stole?

5. Who does the author describe as a tree trunk of a man?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Miriam first discover the word perfectimundo?

2. What does Mariam look like when she comes down for dinner?

3. How does Aaron when Saul tells him what has happened to his mother?

4. How did Miriam's parents die?

5. What was Miriam's relationship like with her parents?

6. How does Miriam hurt her head?

7. What does Saul's study represent in context to the story?

8. How does Miriam feel as she breaks into the house to steal the ashtray?

9. How does Aaron cover the fact that he is going to the temple?

10. Describe the house Miriam steals from at the beginning of this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

How is the Hare Krishna religion different to Judaism?Why is this difference so attractive to Aaron?

Essay Topic 3

What do the Naumann family lack that has made them dysfunctional and harmful to each other? What do they need to do to become a healthy functioning family?

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