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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 is the woman sitting in the audience of Elizabeth's show that Six-Thirty discovers has a bomb in her handbag?

2. What painting is in the kitchen Elizabeth is supposed to work in in Chapter 25?

3. In Chapter 25, where does Petey's mother live, who watches Elizabeth's first show?

4. In Chapter 26, what recipe does Elizabeth fix?

5. In Chapter 33, how fast is Miss Frask typing Wakely's sermon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harriet think when Madeline brings home a family tree project?

2. What happens when Elizabeth sees Lebensmal in his office in Chapter 30?

3. How does Mad explain her family photo to Wakely?

4. What does Elizabeth do when there is a live audience for her show in Chapter 26?

5. How does Elizabeth get Mad into kindergarten, even though she is not quite four?

6. In Chapter 33, what questions does Francine Luftson have for Elizabeth, and what advice does Elizabeth give?

7. In Chapter 29, what encouragement does Elizabeth give Mrs. Fillis?

8. In Chatper 31, what does Elizabeth tell Walter she discovered after Lebensmal had a heart attack and she waited for the ambulance?

9. Why is it so important for Elizabeth to get Mad into school?

10. Why does Elizabeth not wish to be interviewed by a reporter from the LA Times?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Garmus use chapter titles in Lessons in Chemistry?

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

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?

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