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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 does Tikkan Olam mean?
(a) The fixing of the world.
(b) The unfixing of earth.
(c) The lost pieces of the lost world.
(d) The beauty of the sun.

2. What was Saul Naumann original surname?
(a) Newton.
(b) Smithe.
(c) Newman.
(d) Norman.

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

4. Who does Saul's roommate at Baruch Yeshiva declare himself to be to the college dean?
(a) The son of God.
(b) Moses.
(c) The Israeli primeminister.
(d) Abraham.

5. How did Miriam's parents die?
(a) In a terrorist attack.
(b) In a skiing accident.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In a plane crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which do of the following words does Eliza have to spell in the spelling competition Ms. Rai presides over?

2. What does Aaron often save Eliza from?

3. What does the spelling bee registrar ask Eliza for?

4. What did Saul lure Miriam with?

5. What is the name of the stray that hangs around the school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Miriam's parents die?

4. What was Saul's life like before he met Miriam?

5. What does Eliza feel about studying from the dictionary?

6. Why is the kaleidoscope so important to Miriam?

7. How dd Miriam's parent's death affect her?

8. In what way could the marriage of Saul and Miriam be described as unconventional?

9. How does Saul react when he finds out Aaron has joined the Hare Krishnas?

10. Describe Miriam's first experience of stealing from a store.

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