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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 Miriam rediscover her favorite word?

2. What kind of bird does Ms. Lowodski share her home with?

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

4. What does Aaron say he once wet his pants at the sight of?

5. What word does the Pakistani boy misspell for Eliza to win the competition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Aaron and Eliza's relationship?

2. How does Eliza react when Miriam gives her a blouse to wear at the spelling contest?

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

4. Describe Miriam's first experience of stealing from a store.

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

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

7. What does Mariam look like when she comes down for dinner?

8. How does Abulafia's books help Eliza?

9. What religious and spiritual awakening does Saul experience at his wedding?

10. In what does Aaron show how much Hare Krishna has effected him in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the Hare Krishna religion different to Judaism?Why is this difference so attractive to Aaron?

Essay Topic 2

What were the reasons for Saul and Miriam marrying? Why isn't their marriage working out? How is their marriage affecting their children?

Essay Topic 3

What do the Naumann family lack that has made them dysfunctional and harmful to each other? What do they need to do to become a healthy functioning family?

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