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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. How old is Elizabeth at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.
2. How much younger is Elizabeth's sister than she is?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 18 months.
3. When Elizabeth and Sasha were 19 and 20, how many movies might they see in six hours?
(a) 3.
(b) 3 or 4.
(c) 4.
(d) 2 or 3.
4. How old is a Chilean writer who observes Elizabeth's night class in Chapter 2?
(a) 46.
(b) 40s.
(c) 50s.
(d) 53.
5. 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) 8 hours.
(d) 3 hours.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter 2, how many pairs of tights and shirts does Elizabeth put on to go running?
2. Where does Elizabeth go when the crisis with her older daughter is solved in Chapter 1 before she gets to the school?
3. Where does the book take place at the beginning of the novel?
4. In Chapter 2 when Sasha was seeing a busboy, when did he stop returning her calls?
5. In Chapter 3, how many miles does Elizabeth walk home instead of taking the train?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, what things does Elizabeth keep private when she talks to her co-homeroom teachers?
2. What does Elizabeth find different about what is taken for granted about her students and what was taken for granted about her and other students at her white, and wealthy public school?
3. How did Elizabeth and her husband end up in bankruptcy court?
4. What does Elizabeth say about her teaching?
5. What is Elizabeth's morning routine in Chapter 1?
6. What do Elizabeth and Sasha do after going to the beach, and how does Elizabeth sleep better at Sasha's than at home?
7. What type of party did Elizabeth and Sasha throw?
8. What does Elizabeth's co-homeroom teacher tell Elizabeth she does and then shows her in Chapter 2?
9. What does Elizabeth teach in the morning, and what are her classes like?
10. What does Elizabeth think of her co-teacher?
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