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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 the woman sitting in the audience of Elizabeth's show that Six-Thirty discovers has a bomb in her handbag?

2. What does Dr. Mason say one of his kids hit the other with in Chapter 19?

3. What percent of meat is water?

4. In Chapter 35, what do women like about Elizabeth's show?

5. How far does Six-Thirty have to walk to KCTV in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Elizabeth sees Lebensmal in his office in Chapter 30?

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

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

4. Why does Six-Thirty start going to the studio with Elizabeth in Chapter 35, and how does he save Elizabeth?

5. What is Elizabeth's job when she returns to Hastings?

6. What does Elizabeth do when there is a live audience for her show in Chapter 26?

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

8. What does Harriet think when Madeline brings home a family tree project?

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

10. How does Frask help Elizabeth and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Phil Lebensmal is the executive producer at the television station. Why is he despised and why are so many people happy when he has a heart attack?

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

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Garmus use foreshadowing in Lessons in Chemistry? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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