View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tikkan Olam mean?

2. What does Eliza start sleeping with under her pillow?

3. What is Eliza trying to feel when she hugs Miriam's gift to her face?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When does Miriam first discover the word perfectimundo?

4. What was Miriam's relationship like with her parents?

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

6. How does the concept of Permutations help Eliza?

7. What was Saul's life like before he met Miriam?

8. Why is the kaleidoscope so important to Miriam?

9. What does the word perfectimundo symbolize?

10. How does Eliza and her family react to losing the spelling contest?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 731 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample