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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eliza realize about her parents at the beginning of this section?

2. What does the policeman inform Saul of on the phone?

3. What does Aaron fake to prove to Saul he is going camping?

4. What will happen of the same day Aaron has been invited by Chali to a religious service?

5. How does Aaron react to what Saul tells him about Mariam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does his parents withholding his Jewish identity affect Saul in his later life? Why do did his parents withhold their true identity from him? How different would his character have been if he knew his Jewish identity?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Within the context of the story, what does the word perfectimundo symbolize? Why does the author use a slang type word to symbolize this?

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