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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Elizabeth leaves the last class she teaches in Chapter 1, what does she catch a student doing on her phone?
(a) Playing solitaire.
(b) Texting her friend.
(c) Playing pool.
(d) Checking her social media.

2. What grew outside the house where Elizabeth lived when she was 19?
(a) Mulberry tree.
(b) Apple tree.
(c) Pear tree.
(d) Cherry tree.

3. When Elizabeth skips her run in Chapter 2, what exercise video does she try to do instead?
(a) Barre.
(b) Indoor walking.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Strength training.

4. What is the longest thing that Elizabeth's students have written in Chapter 2?
(a) 20 paragraphs.
(b) 2 pages.
(c) 50 paragraphs.
(d) 3 pages.

5. In Chapter 2 when Sasha was seeing a busboy, when did he stop returning her calls?
(a) Several months.
(b) After a few days.
(c) After a month.
(d) A couple weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where did Sasha get married?

2. Which Patrick Modiano book is Elizabeth reading in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 2, how late does Elizabeth sleep on the weekend?

4. How old is a Chilean writer who observes Elizabeth's night class in Chapter 2?

5. What company did Elizabeth's husband work for when the markets crashed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elizabeth do on Thursday nights and why?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what are Elizabeth's thoughts about running?

3. Who are Elizabeth's only friends at work, and how long did it take them to trust Elizabeth?

4. How did Elizabeth and her husband end up in bankruptcy court?

5. What does Elizabeth say about her teaching?

6. In Chapter 2, why does Elizabeth skip a run, and what does she try to do instead?

7. What does Elizabeth teach in the morning, and what are her classes like?

8. In Chapter 2, what things does Elizabeth keep private when she talks to her co-homeroom teachers?

9. What does Elizabeth's co-homeroom teacher tell Elizabeth she does and then shows her in Chapter 2?

10. In Chapter 3, how far does Elizabeth run and how does she feel afterwards?

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