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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. In Chapter 18, where does Harriet hide her binoculars when Elizabeth calls her?

2. In Chapter 15, when does Dr. Mason tell Elizabeth he would like to see her back rowing for a two seat?

3. Where has Six-Thirty been stashing dog biscuits for months in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 14, when Elizabeth had a conversation with Calvin about the number of words Six-Thirty could learn, how many words had she taught him?

5. At what performance does Elizabeth literally run into Calvin in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elizabeth get her own TV show?

2. In Chapter 10, what is the only time that Six-Thirty bolts when walking?

3. How does Elizabeth go into labor and have her baby?

4. How is Calvin's headstone damaged?

5. How do Madeline's lunches her mother packs compare to other children's lunches they bring from home?

6. How does Elizabeth figure out how to row?

7. How does Elizabeth learn that she is pregnant?

8. How does Calvin get injured in Chapter 11?

9. Why does Elizabeth believe in Chapter 6, that she has never been defined by what she does?

10. Why does Elizabeth hit a man with her handbag in an elevator in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

Defamiliarization is a literary technique that presents common things in an unfamiliar or strange way. How does Garmus use defamiliarization when she describes the funeral from Six-Thirty's perspective? How does this use of defamiliarization allow readers to have a different perspective and see the funeral in a unique way?

Essay Topic 3

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 characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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