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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 pregnant was Elizabeth with the four-year-old when she was told she did not have enough amniotic fluid?

2. Where do kids at the charter school go on a field trip in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 4, what do Elizabeth and the Chilean split to eat when they meet at a restaurant on West Tenth Street in the middle of the day?

4. In Chapter 7 as Elizabeth and Sasha get close to Elizabeth's apartment, what do they pass?

5. In Chapter 4, how much does Elizabeth's husband get paid for a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elizabeth learn about Iffy, Josslyn's daughter when they accidentally meet at a bar?

2. What does the principal tell Elizabeth when he gives her a contract to teach the next year, and how does Elizabeth respond?

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

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

5. After Elizabeth texts Sasha and asks what she can do, what does Elizabeth imagine Sasha will do?

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

7. Where did Sasha go after she returned to the U.S., and what problems did she have?

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

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

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

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

Elizabeth is a voracious reader. What is the role of reading in Elizabeth’s life? What relationship does she see between reading and language?

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the book, Elizabeth runs regularly early in the morning. Is Elizabeth’s running self-care of obsession?

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