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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 does Rabbi Mayer present Aaron on behalf of his congregation?

2. What does Dr. Morris' office window look out onto?

3. What does Adam Lubinsky have a date with?

4. What does Aaron often save Eliza from?

5. What does Eliza think her family appears like in the photographs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Saul's relationship like with his father Hank?

2. What does Miriam think Tikkun Olam means?

3. How does Eliza's relationship with her father change after she wins the spelling bee contest?

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

5. What does the word perfectimundo symbolize?

6. Describe the house Miriam steals from at the beginning of this section?

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

8. How do the other children react to Eliza winning the spelling bee contest?

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

10. What religious and spiritual awakening does Saul experience at his wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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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