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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 much of a raise did the principal offer Elizabeth with her contract to teach the next year?
(a) 3%.
(b) 2%.
(c) 2.5%.
(d) 1%.

2. What does Sasha smell when she gets to Elizabeth's apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Dirty diapers.
(c) Bread baking.
(d) Something burning.

3. On the train ride home from Long Island in Chapter 4, who does a drunk man hit?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His child.
(c) A fellow passenger.
(d) His wife.

4. When Elizabeth was 22, what did she and Sasha do for a living?
(a) Teach diplomats' kids.
(b) Teach wealthy Taiwanese kids.
(c) Teach expats' kids.
(d) Teach English.

5. In Chapter 4, how much does Elizabeth's husband get paid for a job?
(a) $500.
(b) $750.
(c) $1,200.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7 when Sasha gets to New York, how far away is she when she texts?

2. In Chapter 4, what time does Elizabeth get up at the beginning of the chapter?

3. Where does Elizabeth make up a bed for Sasha in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 7, what does the house Elizabeth's husband is working on have?

5. How long does it take to get the girls to sleep after Kayla and her brother leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trip did Elizabeth and Sasha take after their jobs ended in Taipei, and why was the trip difficult for Sasha?

2. How does Elizabeth get books to read in Chapter 4?

3. Why do Elizabeth's students know she is not coming back even though she has not told them?

4. When Kayla and her brother come for dinner, what does Elizabeth know will happen if they do not leave soon?

5. Who does Elizabeth talk to about the vague accusations her students have made about a professor?

6. What happens when Elizabeth's husband is out of town in Chapter 5?

7. What did Elizabeth and Sasha do to make money, and how were Elizabeth and Sasha doing financially in Taipei?

8. What happens two days fater Elizabeth texts Sasha and asks what she can do for her?

9. How do Elizabeth and her husband avoid paying childcare?

10. Why did Elizabeth take the job at the charter school, and why does she think she is not what her students need?

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