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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 Saul tell Aaron he has just been reading about?

2. What does Jared say his reading group is reading excerpts from?

3. What is the name of the program that Saul wants his daughter to be placed in?

4. What household duties does Saul handle?

5. In which of the following subjects does Eliza achieve an A?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eliza's relationship with her father change after she wins the spelling bee contest?

2. How does Aaron start to become more involved with the Hare Krishna temple?

3. What does Eliza begin fantacizing about in this section?

4. Why does Miriam decide against stealing from the second house in this section?

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

6. What is Aaron's initial opinion of the Hare Krishna religion?

7. How does the concept of Permutations help Eliza?

8. How did Saul discover Judaism?

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

10. What does the Miriam's storage space tell Saul about the life his wife has been leading?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Why is winning the spelling bee so important to Eliza? How does it change her life? In what way and why does this change prove not to completely positive? What do these changes express competition and academic pursuit?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Miriam feel the need to steal? How is her need connected to her childhood? How is her stealing affecting her life?

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