Bee Season: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Myla Goldberg
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Bee Season: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Myla Goldberg
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What word does Eliza have to spell in round seven of the spelling contest?

2. What is Eliza the official spotter of while her brother is driving?

3. Which do of the following words does Eliza have to spell in the spelling competition Ms. Rai presides over?

4. Who are the only people who get to see the picture of Dr. Morris' child?

5. What does Saul buy for Eliza to hep her win the spelling bee contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Miriam sexual voracity causing problems for Saul in this section?

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

3. What problems is Saul experiencing with both of his children in this section?

4. Describe Saul's relationship with his children at the beginning of this book?

5. How does Aaron cover the fact that he is going to the temple?

6. Why does Aaron decide to stop playing the guitar?

7. How did Aaron's bar Mitzvah change him?

8. Describe the time Aaron claims he first saw God?

9. How does Saul help Eliza prepare for the spelling test?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is winning the spelling bee so important to Eliza? How does it change her life? In what way and why does this change prove not to completely positive? What do these changes express competition and academic pursuit?

Essay Topic 2

How does his parents withholding his Jewish identity affect Saul in his later life? Why do did his parents withhold their true identity from him? How different would his character have been if he knew his Jewish identity?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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