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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. What color eyes does Mad have?

2. What was the name of the man who came to All Saints from the Parker Foundation?

3. How many weeks does Elizabeth tell Donatti she will need in Chapter 21 to have some results for him?

4. How many years did All Saints get an endowment from the Parker Foundation before they cancelled it?

5. In Chapter 20, what color construction paper does Madeline use to draw a picture?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Elizabeth not wish to be interviewed by a reporter from the LA Times?

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

5. What does Elizabeth encourage Mad to do as soon as she can walk, and how does Mad take advantage of her mother's permission?

6. How does Frask help Elizabeth and why?

7. What is Phil Lebensmal's, KCTV's executive producer, vision for Supper at Six compared to Elizabeth's vision?

8. In Chapter 33, what questions does Francine Luftson have for Elizabeth, and what advice does Elizabeth give?

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

10. How does Mad get to see her mother's show in Chapter 32?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the Garmus use idioms in Lessons in Chemistry? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why do some idioms make sense to humans, but not Six-Thirty?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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