View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elizabeth wrap herself in in Chapter 7 as she thinks about going to talk to Sasha in the night?

2. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the babysitter?

3. In Chapter 7, at what time does Elizabeth wake her husband so they can be intimate?

4. In Chapter 7, how much longer do Elizabeth's girls have school?

5. What does Elizabeth tell Iffy that Josslyn made her when her kids were born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Elizabeth learn about Iffy, Josslyn's daughter when they accidentally meet at a bar?

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

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

5. What does the principal tell Elizabeth when he gives her a contract to teach the next year, and how does Elizabeth respond?

6. What does Sasha look like when she comes to see Elizabeth in Chapter 7?

7. What does Elizabeth do when she picks up the sickness that has hit her family?

8. What trip did Elizabeth and Sasha take after their jobs ended in Taipei, and why was the trip difficult for Sasha?

9. When Kayla and her brother come for dinner, what does Elizabeth know will happen if they do not leave soon?

10. When does Elizabeth start meeting Kayla in Chapter 6, and what do they do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,007 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample