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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Dutch governess give Miriam for her birthday?
(a) A laptop.
(b) Paints.
(c) A crucifix.
(d) A rosary.

2. What does Saul tell Aaron he has just been reading about?
(a) Jewish film directors.
(b) Jewish persecution in the 13th century.
(c) The Golem.
(d) The mystics migration to Israel.

3. What does Dr. Morris' office window look out onto?
(a) The city center.
(b) A lake.
(c) The school playground.
(d) The school playing fields.

4. What does Adam Lubinsky have a date with?
(a) A bible instructor.
(b) Jewish manhood.
(c) A driving instructor.
(d) Jewish prayer books.

5. What does the author say Saul's arms look like when he leads prayers?
(a) Cartoons.
(b) Tree stumps.
(c) Twigs.
(d) Robotic arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the national spelling bee take place?

2. What did Saul lure Miriam with?

3. How does Sinna Bhagudor start helping out Eliza in this section?

4. What is Eliza's reading group called?

5. What kind of Christian church does Aaron visit in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the kaleidoscope so important to Miriam?

2. What problem did Miriam mother's have with children?

3. How does Eliza's relationship with her father change after she wins the spelling bee contest?

4. What does Eliza remember seeing happening to her brother when she was in kindergarten?

5. Describe Miriam's relationship with her children at the beginning of the book?

6. What was Miriam's relationship like with her parents?

7. What problems are starting to occur in Miriam and Saul's marriage?

8. What does the Miriam's storage space tell Saul about the life his wife has been leading?

9. Describe Saul's visit with Mariam at the hospital?

10. How does Saul react when he finds out Aaron has joined the Hare Krishnas?

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