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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ms. Rai growl when she brings down the gavel?
(a) Incorrect.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Next.
(d) Sit down.

2. What does Saul buy for Eliza to hep her win the spelling bee contest?
(a) A memory tester.
(b) A Kindle Fire.
(c) A Webster Dictionary.
(d) A Britannia Encyclopedia.

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

4. What is the name of the program that Saul wants his daughter to be placed in?
(a) CORE.
(b) TAG.
(c) IQ.
(d) RAG.

5. What is Miriam's excuse for coming home late from work?
(a) She has to lock up the office.
(b) She has to go to meetings.
(c) She has too much work.
(d) She is having an affair.

6. What makes Miriam seem electric?
(a) Her long tongue.
(b) Her pointed ears.
(c) Her silver hair.
(d) Her blue eyes.

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

8. What does Rabbi Mayer present Aaron on behalf of his congregation?
(a) A torah.
(b) A twelve string guitar.
(c) The Jewish Book of How.
(d) The Jewish Book of Why.

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

10. What does Jared say his reading group is reading excerpts from?
(a) The Postman.
(b) The Regal.
(c) The cannon.
(d) The Plumber.

11. What is Eliza caught doing in Ms. Bergermeyer's class?
(a) Drawing over her exercise book.
(b) Writing notes to boys.
(c) Practicing for the spelling bee.
(d) Sleeping.

12. What does Saul start collecting in celebration of his daughter's spelling Bee victory?
(a) Videos of old spelling bee contests.
(b) Difficult words.
(c) Articles that mention her victory.
(d) Old dictionaries.

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

14. Who call Eliza a stuck up snob?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Aaron.

15. Why does Aaron stop playing the guitar?
(a) He can't practice with his father.
(b) He doesn't think he is very good.
(c) He is too lazy to fix the strings.
(d) He wants to make a statement to his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eliza start sleeping with under her pillow?

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

3. What is the smallest room in Eliza's house?

4. What word does the Pakistani boy misspell for Eliza to win the competition?

5. What does the author say Saul's arms look like when he leads prayers?

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