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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Miriam dream of seeing in the house that she stole the photograph from?

2. What does Saul tease Aaron about when he tells him about meeting Charlie?

3. What does Mariam refer to the storage space as?

4. What is Eliza watching on TV when she comes to the realization her father is right?

5. What does Saul say he feels like waiting for his children to come into his office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

Why is winning the spelling bee so important to Eliza? How does it change her life? In what way and why does this change prove not to completely positive? What do these changes express competition and academic pursuit?

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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