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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where did Sasha get married?
(a) Florida.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) California.

2. What is the date at the beginning of the book?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2000.

3. How much does Elizabeth's husband owe in school loans?
(a) $125,000.
(b) More than $100,000.
(c) About $200,000.
(d) $75,000.

4. What color is Elizabeth's hair?
(a) Nearly black.
(b) Red
(c) Dark brown.
(d) Blonde.

5. When Elizabeth grades papers, how many comments does she give on every three-page paper?
(a) 57.
(b) 33.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 7 or 8.

6. What is the longest thing that Elizabeth's students have written in Chapter 2?
(a) 50 paragraphs.
(b) 20 paragraphs.
(c) 2 pages.
(d) 3 pages.

7. How long ago did Elizabeth start the job she has in Chapter 1?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 6 months.

8. What company did Elizabeth's husband work for when the markets crashed?
(a) Citigroup.
(b) Fenway Partners.
(c) Lehman Brothers.
(d) BanxCorp.

9. How long was Elizabeth in grad school?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.

10. When Elizabeth was 19, how many times a week did she have to see a therapist?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. How many miles does Elizabeth run at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

12. When Elizabeth and her husband are at bankruptcy court, how much did a man borrow on his house to open a salad bar and deli?
(a) $750,000.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $2.1 million.
(d) $1.6 million.

13. In Chapter 2 when Sasha was seeing a busboy, when did he stop returning her calls?
(a) Several months.
(b) After a few days.
(c) A couple weeks.
(d) After a month.

14. How old is the principal at the school where Elizabeth teachers in Chapter 1?
(a) 39.
(b) 31.
(c) 42.
(d) 46.

15. In Chapter 2, what is the name of the tenth grade girl who walks out of class because of anxiety?
(a) Zoe.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Kayla.
(d) Megan.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day that Elizabeth and her husband go to bankruptcy court, how far does Elizabeth run?

2. In Chapter 3, how long has it been since Elizabeth and her husband have been to Florida?

3. In Chapter 2, what snacks does Elizabeth keep for after-school seesions with her students?

4. When Elizabeth and Sasha were 19 and 20, how many movies might they see in six hours?

5. How much younger is Elizabeth's sister than she is?

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