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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 Jared say his reading group is reading excerpts from?

2. What did Saul lure Miriam with?

3. What is Eliza's reading group called?

4. What does Miriam steal from a house at the end of this section?

5. How does Melanie Turpin spell tomorrow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the concept of Permutations help Eliza?

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

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

6. What does the Miriam's storage space tell Saul about the life his wife has been leading?

7. Why did both Miriam and Saul decide they were a good fit for one another?

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

9. How does Eliza react when Miriam gives her a blouse to wear at the spelling contest?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author's opinion on organized religion? How does she express this view through the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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