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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 film's theme tune is Eliza unable to keep out of her head during the spelling contest?

2. What gift does Miriam present Eliza with?

3. What did Saul lure Miriam with?

4. What does Ms. Rai growl when she brings down the gavel?

5. What word does the Pakistani boy misspell for Eliza to win the competition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Aaron's first experience at a Catholic Church.

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

3. How does Eliza think she is different from her family before she wins the spelling bee contest?

4. How does Aaron meet Chali?

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

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

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

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

9. How does the Hare Krishna chanting begin to help Aaron?

10. What is Aaron's initial opinion of the Hare Krishna religion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Why does the Hare Krishna religion appeal to Aaron? What was it about the other religions that he didn't like? How do you think Aaron's religious ideas will develop in the future?

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