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

2. What medication was Elizabeth supposed to be taking when she was 22?

3. How much of a raise did the principal offer Elizabeth with her contract to teach the next year?

4. In Chapter 4, how many languages does one of Elizabeth's friends speak?

5. In Chapter 7, what is Sasha doing when Elizabeth considers going to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Elizabeth and Sasha do after taking the girls to school?

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

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

4. What is the conversation at dinner when Sasha is there?

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

6. What do Kayla and her brother look like when they come to Elizabeth's apartment for dinner?

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

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

9. Why has the counselor at Elizabeth's school been transferred?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth and Sasha both struggle with motherhood when they first become mothers. Why do Elizabeth and Sasha both struggle with motherhood when they first become mothers? How do they come to the realization that motherhood is difficult but rewarding.

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

Elizabeth teaches at a high school. What does Elizabeth dislike about her job? Why does she find it unfulfilling?

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