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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day of the week does Elizabeth teach a night class uptown in Chapter 1?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Tuesdays.
(d) Fridays.

2. When Elizabeth was 19 and Sasha was 20, how far did Sasha drive from her school to spend the summer with Elizabeth?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

3. Where does Elizabeth go when the crisis with her older daughter is solved in Chapter 1 before she gets to the school?
(a) Guggenheim.
(b) Cooper Hewitt.
(c) MoMA.
(d) Metropolitan.

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

5. How cold is it when Elizabeth goes running at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) 5 degrees.
(b) -2 degrees.
(c) 10 degrees.
(d) -4 degrees.

6. How much younger is Elizabeth's sister than she is?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 3 years.

7. On the nights that Elizabeth spends with Sasha, how long is she able to sleep?
(a) 8 or 9 hours.
(b) 12.
(c) 10 or 12 hours.
(d) 15.

8. In Chapter 2, what snacks does Elizabeth keep for after-school seesions with her students?
(a) Potato chips, Cheetos, and pretzels.
(b) Candy, chips, and crackers.
(c) Hershey's bars and Butterfingers.
(d) Doritos, Kit Kats, and Reese's cups.

9. What is Elizabeth's nickname at the beginning of the book?
(a) Goofy.
(b) Speedy.
(c) Klutz.
(d) Runner girl.

10. 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) $2.1 million.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $750,000.
(d) $1.6 million.

11. How much does it cost for 40 minutes in a sensory deprivation tank in Carroll Gardents?
(a) $175.
(b) $225.
(c) $200.
(d) $150.

12. When Elizabeth and Sasha spent a summer together when they were 19 and 20, what type of bar did they always go to?
(a) Hotel bar.
(b) Irish.
(c) A pub.
(d) A bar with live music.

13. In Chapter 1, how many hours before the workday is over does Elizabeth's older daughter's school call?
(a) 1 1/2.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

15. On the day that Elizabeth and her husband go to bankruptcy court, how far does Elizabeth run?
(a) 8 miles.
(b) 11 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 17 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles does Elizabeth run at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. What did Elizabeth stop eating when she was pregnant the first time?

3. What grew outside the house where Elizabeth lived when she was 19?

4. Where do Elizabeth and Sasha go after the party at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the longest thing that Elizabeth's students have written in Chapter 2?

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