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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 it cost to get a car to take Kayla and her brother home in Chapter 6?

2. What time does Elizabeth have to pick up her four-year-old from school because she is sick in Chapter 4?

3. When was Magda Szabo awarded one of Hungary's most prestigious literary awards and then the prize was rescinded?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 7, what does the four-year-old give a ten-minute tutorial on during dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Elizabeth go to stay with Sasha in Taipei when she was 22?

3. How does Elizabeth get books to read in Chapter 4?

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

5. What does Elizabeth do when she picks up the sickness that has hit her family?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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