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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. In Chapter 1, how old is Elizabeth?
2. In Chapter 2 when Sasha was seeing a busboy, when did he stop returning her calls?
3. In Chapter 1, how old is Elizabeth's neighbor, Josslyn?
4. How cold is it when Elizabeth goes running at the end of Chapter 1?
5. What did Elizabeth always order at the coffee shop when she was 19?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, why does Elizabeth skip a run, and what does she try to do instead?
2. In Chapter 1, what is Elizabeth's commute to work like?
3. What is discussed during a work meeting in Chapter 2, and why does Elizabeth not speak up during the meeting?
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 type of students does Elizabeth teach in her night class?
6. What type of party did Elizabeth and Sasha throw?
7. What does Elizabeth teach in the morning, and what are her classes like?
8. Who is Elizabeth's favorite neighbor in her apartment building?
9. What does Elizabeth do on Thursday nights and why?
10. In Chapter 2, what things does Elizabeth keep private when she talks to her co-homeroom teachers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood Want, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?
Essay Topic 2
Elizabeth experiences fatigue much of the time. Why does she experience fatigue much of the time? Is her fatigue existential, physical, intellectual or a combination of these factors?
Essay Topic 3
Elizabeth decides to quit her high school job. Why does Elizabeth decide to quit her high school job? Why does she have mixed feelings about her decision?
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