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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. How long was Elizabeth in grad school?

2. How long ago did Elizabeth start the job she has in Chapter 1?

3. What color is Elizabeth's hair?

4. In Chapter 2, what did Elizabeth remember she wore when she and Sasha went out for dinner and the busboy kept coming to their table?

5. Where do Elizabeth and Sasha go after the party at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of party did Elizabeth and Sasha throw?

3. What does Elizabeth think of her co-teacher?

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

5. What do Elizabeth and Sasha do after the party in 2000?

6. In Chapter 1, what is Elizabeth's commute to work like?

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

8. How does Elizabeth spend Sunday, the day her husband works?

9. Who is Elizabeth's favorite neighbor in her apartment building?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth is married. How would you describe the relationship between Elizabeth and her husband? How do parenting responsibilities and challenges in their lives affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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 people?

Essay Topic 3

Josslyn is murdered. How does Elizabeth feel about Josslyn’s murder? How does she grieve and why?

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