Educated: A Memoir

Multiple Choice

1. B (Chapter 4)

2. C (Chapter 9)

3. B (Chapter 10)

4. D (Chapter 14)

1. D (Chapter 17)

2. B (Chapter 20)

3. A (Chapter 21)

4. C (Chapter 25)

5. B (Chapter 28)

6. A (Chapter 29)

7. C (Chapter 33)

8. D (Chapter 34)

9. A (Chapter 35)

10. B (Chapter 36)

11. B (Chapter 39)

12. B (Chapter 39)

Long Answer

1. Westover’s storytelling emphasizes how her parents conceal things from her and her siblings by contrasting those memories with her perspective as an adult. This is important because it demonstrates (1) how different the past can look from the present and (2) what a powerful impact past experiences can have on a person’s character and future path. (Prologue-Part 1, Chapter 4) 

2. Westover feels as though the mountain was a part of her core being when she was growing up—that she was made of the mountain. She now views the mountain from a new, more distant perspective.