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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of car is Elizabeth's father driving when they pick her and the girls up at the airport?
(a) Range Rover.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) Lexus.
(d) Land Rover.

2. Why is Elizabeth getting a piggyback ride at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She lost her shoes.
(b) He is trying to impress her.
(c) She fell and scraped her knee.
(d) She twisted her ankle.

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

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

5. In Chapter 1, how old are Elizabeth's daughters?
(a) 1 and 3.
(b) 5 and 6.
(c) 3 and 5.
(d) 2 and 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What car did Elizabeth get for her 16th birthday?

2. How much did Elizabeth and her husband have to pay their bankruptcy lawyer?

3. By what time has Elizabeth returned from running, showered, dressed, and started to make breakfast in Chapter 1?

4. How much did Elizabeth and her husband end up owing the hospital after her first daughter was born by C-section?

5. The first time that Elizabeth remembers that Sasha went with a busboy, what time did he bring her back to Elizabeth's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what are Elizabeth's thoughts about running?

2. What does Elizabeth say about her teaching?

3. How did Elizabeth and her husband end up in bankruptcy court?

4. Who is Elizabeth's favorite neighbor in her apartment building?

5. What is Elizabeth's morning routine in Chapter 1?

6. How does Elizabeth spend Sunday, the day her husband works?

7. In Chapter 1, what is Elizabeth's commute to work like?

8. Who are Elizabeth's only friends at work, and how long did it take them to trust Elizabeth?

9. What do Elizabeth and Sasha do after going to the beach, and how does Elizabeth sleep better at Sasha's than at home?

10. In Chapter 2, why does Elizabeth skip a run, and what does she try to do instead?

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