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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. In Chapter 5, how long would Elizabeth and Calvin often talk after they made love?
2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how many times do Calvin and Elizabeth flip when he tries to teach her to row?
3. How tall was Calvin?
4. What type of car does Elizabeth drive in Chapter 1?
5. Who are always watching Elizabeth and Calvin at lunch at the Hastings Research Institute?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Harriet hope that Elizabeth will call her to help with Madeline?
2. How did Calvin learn that he was adopted?
3. What is Calvin buried in and why?
4. Why does Elizabeth hit a man with her handbag in an elevator in Chapter 15?
5. How does Calvin get injured in Chapter 11?
6. How does Elizabeth go into labor and have her baby?
7. What is the "Do More with Less" initiative at the police department, and how do the police cope?
8. In Chapter 4, how has Calvin gone out of his way to prove that he has no interest in Elizabeth beyond a professional capacity?
9. When do Elizabeth and Calvin meet?
10. Who is Harriet Sloane, and how do she and Elizabeth meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Women were inhibited by gender roles in the 1950s and 1960s. How has Elizabeth been limited by gender roles? How has her ability to pursue her career suffered because of gender roles?
Essay Topic 2
An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Garmus uses in Lessons in Chemistry? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?
Essay Topic 3
Walter considers Elizabeth to be his best friend. How would you describe the relationship between Walter and Elizabeth? What does their relationship symbolize?
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