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

3. What is the name of number 24?

4. What word is full of possibility?

5. What does Eliza tell the smart girls it felt like winning the spelling bee contest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Aaron's relationship with his father change after Eliza wins the spelling Bee contest?

3. Describe Saul's relationship with his children at the beginning of this book?

4. How does Abulafia's books help Eliza?

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

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

7. How does Eliza's relationship with her father change after she wins the spelling bee contest?

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

9. What does Saul's study represent in context to the story?

10. How is Miriam sexual voracity causing problems for Saul in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How does the author foreshadow the problems that occur late in the book? Why is foreshadowing important to a story?

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