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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What duty has Saul never shirked?

2. What does Aaron's father present him with at his bar mitzvah?

3. What kind of bird does Ms. Lowodski share her home with?

4. Who are the only people who get to see the picture of Dr. Morris' child?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miriam hurt her head?

2. When does Miriam first discover the word perfectimundo?

3. How does Eliza react when Miriam gives her a blouse to wear at the spelling contest?

4. What does Eliza feel about the picture of her family in the newspaper?

5. What problems are starting to occur in Miriam and Saul's marriage?

6. How did Aaron's bar Mitzvah change him?

7. Why does Aaron decide to stop playing the guitar?

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

9. Describe Saul's visit with Mariam at the hospital?

10. How does Saul react to Eliza winning the first spelling bee contest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Saul's upbringing affects the decisions he makes and how he brings up his own children? In what way does he repeat his father's mistakes?

Essay Topic 2

How is the Hare Krishna religion different to Judaism?Why is this difference so attractive to Aaron?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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