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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 22, who does Elizabeth ask for information about the investor funding abiogenesis?

2. How much weight does Miss Frask say she gained in Chapter 22?

3. How long is the knife that Elizabeth shows Walter she had when she met with Phil?

4. In Chapter 19, how did the rower on the two seat injure himself?

5. What magazine wants to do a cover story for Supper on Six in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elizabeth get Mad into kindergarten, even though she is not quite four?

2. What type of relationship does Harriet notice between Elizabeth and Mad?

3. When Franklin Roth comes to interview Elizabeth, what does he notice when he sits in the audience and watches the show?

4. How does Mad explain her family photo to Wakely?

5. How did the bishop at All Saints get money from the Parker Foundation?

6. What analogy doees Elizabeth use to describe a chicken pot pie in Chapter 29?

7. How does Frask help Elizabeth and why?

8. In Chatper 31, what does Elizabeth tell Walter she discovered after Lebensmal had a heart attack and she waited for the ambulance?

9. What complaints does Mrs. Mumford have about Madeline in Chatper 23?

10. What is Miss Frask's situation at Hastings in Chapter 21?

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

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

Elizabeth faces stereotypes as she begins her television job. How are stereotypes involving women built into the show? How does she attempt to dismantle the stereotypes surrounding women that are built into the show?

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