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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. Who does the author describe as a tree trunk of a man?

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

3. What is Eliza's reading group called?

4. Why does Aaron struggle with the Christian religion?

5. What word does Miriam first discover as a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problems is Saul experiencing with both of his children in this section?

3. In what does Aaron show how much Hare Krishna has effected him in this section?

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

5. How dd Miriam's parent's death affect her?

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

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

8. What does the word perfectimundo symbolize?

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

10. How did Miriam's parents die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Miriam feel the need to steal? How is her need connected to her childhood? How is her stealing affecting her life?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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