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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aaron say he has not felt in his three years since his Bar Mitzvah?
(a) Love for his mother.
(b) God's presence.
(c) Love for his father.
(d) The meaning of Judaism.

2. What gift does Miriam present Eliza with?
(a) A jacket.
(b) A blouse.
(c) A kaleidoscope.
(d) A telescope.

3. Who are the only people who get to see the picture of Dr. Morris' child?
(a) Teachers who need to calm down after a lesson.
(b) Parents who think their child is a failure.
(c) Students that think they have a difficult life.
(d) Students that use the word retard.

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

5. What is Eliza's father's religious faith?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Christian.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Muslim.

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

7. What was the first item Miriam stole?
(a) A tennis racket.
(b) A blue vase.
(c) A book.
(d) A pink rubber ball.

8. What television show do Miriam and Saul like to watch?
(a) Wheel of Fortune.
(b) I Love Lucy.
(c) Jeopardy.
(d) Seinfeld.

9. What does the red-hair girl's whispered mantra sound like to Eliza?
(a) Little pigs, little pigs.
(b) Mr bear, my my bear.
(c) Blow me down, blow me down
(d) Funny bones, funny bones.

10. What did Saul lure Miriam with?
(a) His cooking.
(b) His constancy.
(c) His blue eyes.
(d) His patience.

11. What is Eliza the official spotter of while her brother is driving?
(a) Alien monsters.
(b) Attractive girls.
(c) Designer clothes.
(d) Sport cars.

12. What was the donkey in Eliza favorite bedtime story turned into?
(a) Card.
(b) Iron.
(c) Wood.
(d) Stone.

13. What kind of bird does Ms. Lowodski share her home with?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A bluetit.
(c) A canary.
(d) A dove.

14. Where does Miriam rediscover her favorite word?
(a) In her marriage.
(b) In a telescope.
(c) In a kaleidoscope.
(d) In Eliza.

15. Which do of the following words does Eliza have to spell in the spelling competition Ms. Rai presides over?
(a) Origami.
(b) Delicious.
(c) Salacious.
(d) Butane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eliza caught doing in Ms. Bergermeyer's class?

2. What does Miriam steal from a house at the end of this section?

3. What does Saul chide Aaron for when Saul knocks on the study door?

4. What does Saul imagine he is smashing into bits when he smashing the wineglass at his wedding?

5. What does Aaron hate his father doing while he is driving?

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