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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. Where is Amanda Pine's mother living when Elizabeth discovers Amanda is eating Madeline's school lunches?

2. What color car does Elizabeth drive in Chapter 4?

3. By age five, what is Madeline reading?

4. In Chapter 4, how many times have Calvin and Elizabeth gotten together since they met?

5. How long after Six-Thirty was dumped by a trainer from Camp Pendleton did he make his way to the alley where he saw Elizabeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how has Calvin gone out of his way to prove that he has no interest in Elizabeth beyond a professional capacity?

2. How does Elizabeth go into labor and have her baby?

3. When do Elizabeth and Calvin meet?

4. Why does Calvin decide to jog to work in Chapter 10?

5. Why does Harriet hope that Elizabeth will call her to help with Madeline?

6. Why was Elizabeth not accepted for a doctorate program?

7. How does Elizabeth get her own TV show?

8. Why does Elizabeth believe in Chapter 6, that she has never been defined by what she does?

9. In Chapter 10, what is the only time that Six-Thirty bolts when walking?

10. How does Elizabeth figure out how to row?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Elizabeth and Miss Frask do not receive the recognition they deserve because they are female. How and why are Elizabeth and Miss Frask discriminated against because of their gender?

Essay Topic 2

Walter considers Elizabeth to be his best friend. How would you describe the relationship between Walter and Elizabeth? What does their relationship symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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