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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. What does Sasha smell when she gets to Elizabeth's apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Dirty diapers.
(b) Bread baking.
(c) Something burning.
(d) Spaghetti.

2. How much does it cost to get a car to take Kayla and her brother home in Chapter 6?
(a) $75.
(b) $25.
(c) $50.
(d) $100.

3. When Elizabeth was 22, what did she and Sasha do for a living?
(a) Teach wealthy Taiwanese kids.
(b) Teach English.
(c) Teach expats' kids.
(d) Teach diplomats' kids.

4. What language was Sasha learning when she was 23?
(a) Russian.
(b) Arabic.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Mandarin.

5. How much did Elizabeth's girls weigh when they were born?
(a) Around 8 pounds.
(b) Over 9 pounds.
(c) Around 10 pounds.
(d) Over 7 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how often does Elizabeth's mother buy her a jar of expensive moisturizer?

2. In Chapter 6, how many books does Elizabeth read to her girls before bed?

3. When was Magda Szabo awarded one of Hungary's most prestigious literary awards and then the prize was rescinded?

4. WHat does the four-year-old have to eat in Chapter 7?

5. How many days after texting does Sasha come to see Elizabeth in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Elizabeth go to stay with Sasha in Taipei when she was 22?

2. How do Kayla and her brother get back home, and how does Elizabeth feel about that?

3. What did Elizabeth learn when she was 33 weeks pregnant with her four-year-old, and how did she respond?

4. Why did Elizabeth take the job at the charter school, and why does she think she is not what her students need?

5. How do Elizabeth and her husband avoid paying childcare?

6. Who does Elizabeth talk to about the vague accusations her students have made about a professor?

7. Why do Elizabeth's students know she is not coming back even though she has not told them?

8. After Elizabeth texts Sasha and asks what she can do, what does Elizabeth imagine Sasha will do?

9. What is the conversation at dinner when Sasha is there?

10. What happens two days fater Elizabeth texts Sasha and asks what she can do for her?

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