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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Aaron say he can't imagine talking to his friends about?
2. What does Saul introduce Eliza to the concept of in this section?
3. What is Eliza watching on TV when she comes to the realization her father is right?
4. What does Miriam decide to return to stealing from in this section?
5. What does Saul threaten to do when Aaron tells him he is staying at the temple?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.
1. Setting
2. Point of view
3. Structure
4. Language
Essay Topic 3
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?
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