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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Elizabeth and Sasha get ice cream when they were 19 and 20?
2. What is the date at the beginning of the book?
3. What grew outside the house where Elizabeth lived when she was 19?
4. 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?
5. On the day that Elizabeth and her husband go to bankruptcy court, how far does Elizabeth run?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Elizabeth spend Sunday, the day her husband works?
2. What does the Chilean writer tell Elizabeth about her sister?
3. Who are Elizabeth's only friends at work, and how long did it take them to trust Elizabeth?
4. 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?
5. What is Elizabeth's morning routine in Chapter 1?
6. Who is Elizabeth's favorite neighbor in her apartment building?
7. What does Elizabeth do on Thursday nights and why?
8. In Chapter 1, what is Elizabeth's commute to work like?
9. What does Elizabeth teach in the morning, and what are her classes like?
10. What does Elizabeth's co-homeroom teacher tell Elizabeth she does and then shows her in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Elizabeth is married. How would you describe the relationship between Elizabeth and her husband? How do parenting responsibilities and challenges in their lives affect their relationship?
Essay Topic 2
A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. How does the story show Elizabeth’s growth of character? Why is her transformation a character arc?
Essay Topic 3
Elizabeth has a troubled relationship with her parents. How would you describe the relationship that Elizabeth has with her parents? Why does Elizabeth have a troubled relationship with her parents?
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