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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 did Saul discover at the same time as LSD?

2. What kind of musical instrument does Saul play?

3. What is Miriam's excuse for coming home late from work?

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

5. What does every teacher tell every child to do at precisely 11 am at McKinley Elementary School?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the kaleidoscope so important to Miriam?

2. Why does Aaron feel rejected by his father in this section?

3. How does Saul help Eliza prepare for the spelling test?

4. How does Miriam hurt her head?

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

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

7. What does Eliza begin fantacizing about in this section?

8. How does Aaron cover the fact that he is going to the temple?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is winning the spelling bee so important to Eliza? How does it change her life? In what way and why does this change prove not to completely positive? What do these changes express competition and academic pursuit?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

What do the Naumann family lack that has made them dysfunctional and harmful to each other? What do they need to do to become a healthy functioning family?

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