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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Aaron see when he was eight years old?
(a) A murder.
(b) God.
(c) A rape.
(d) The devil.

2. Who does the author describe as a tree trunk of a man?
(a) Rabbi Meyer.
(b) Rabbi Cohen.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Aaron.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saul tell Aaron he has just been reading about?

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

3. What is Eliza's reading group called?

4. What opens up a new universe for Eliza?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eliza remember seeing happening to her brother when she was in kindergarten?

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

3. Why did both Miriam and Saul decide they were a good fit for one another?

4. What does Miriam think Tikkun Olam means?

5. What does the word perfectimundo symbolize?

6. What problems is Saul experiencing with both of his children in this section?

7. How is Miriam sexual voracity causing problems for Saul in this section?

8. How does Miriam make it easier for herself to steal things?

9. Describe Saul's relationship with his children at the beginning of this book?

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

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