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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 Eliza tell the smart girls it felt like winning the spelling bee contest?

2. What is the name of number 24?

3. What does Saul chide Aaron for when Saul knocks on the study door?

4. What did Saul discover at the same time as LSD?

5. Which of Saul's suggestions start to frustrate Eliza during the competition?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Miriam feel as she breaks into the house to steal the ashtray?

6. What was the first lie that Aaron ever told his father?

7. When does Miriam first discover the word perfectimundo?

8. How does Aaron when Saul tells him what has happened to his mother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is Miriam's relationship with her children? How does this relationship effect both her and the children?

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