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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 13 after Donatti tells Elizabeth she is fired, when does he want her out of the bulding?

2. In Chapter 14, when Elizabeth had a conversation with Calvin about the number of words Six-Thirty could learn, how many words had she taught him?

3. At the end of Chapter 10, what time does Calvin jog to work with Six-Thirty?

4. How many children did Harriet have?

5. What was the name of the librarian at the Catholic orphanage where Calvin grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Calvin get injured in Chapter 11?

2. How does Elizabeth get her own TV show?

3. How is Calvin's headstone damaged?

4. What is the "Do More with Less" initiative at the police department, and how do the police cope?

5. What is Calvin buried in and why?

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

7. Who is Harriet Sloane, and how do she and Elizabeth meet?

8. How do Elizabeth and Calvin get a dog, and how does he happen to be a stray?

9. Why does Elizabeth hit a man with her handbag in an elevator in Chapter 15?

10. How do Madeline's lunches her mother packs compare to other children's lunches they bring from home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Garmus use chapter titles in Lessons in Chemistry?

Essay Topic 2

Elizabeth is teaching Madeline using experiential learning. What is experiential learning? How does this type of learning seem to be affecting Madeline?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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