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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. How much does Elizabeth's husband owe in school loans?
2. On the day that Elizabeth and her husband go to bankruptcy court, how far does Elizabeth run?
3. What did Elizabeth stop eating when she was pregnant the first time?
4. In Chapter 2 when Sasha was seeing a busboy, when did he stop returning her calls?
5. By what time has Elizabeth returned from running, showered, dressed, and started to make breakfast in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What type of students does Elizabeth teach in her night class?
3. How did Elizabeth and her husband end up in bankruptcy court?
4. In Chapter 1, what is Elizabeth's commute to work like?
5. What does Elizabeth's co-homeroom teacher tell Elizabeth she does and then shows her in Chapter 2?
6. What type of party did Elizabeth and Sasha throw?
7. How does Elizabeth spend Sunday, the day her husband works?
8. In Chapter 2, why does Elizabeth skip a run, and what does she try to do instead?
9. What do Elizabeth and Sasha do after the party in 2000?
10. Who are Elizabeth's only friends at work, and how long did it take them to trust Elizabeth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Josslyn is murdered. How does Elizabeth feel about Josslyn’s murder? How does she grieve and why?
Essay Topic 2
Elizabeth and Sasha have a complicated relationship. Why do Elizabeth and Sasha have a complicated relationship, especially during college and afterward? In what way is the relationship an unhealthy codependent relationship?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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