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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. What does Eleanor tell Raymond she is going to do the next Wednesday she talks with mother?

2. How does Eleanor describe the wine that she and Raymond drink in the apartment after the funeral?

3. With what illness does the GP diagnose Eleanor?

4. What does Eleanor drink to take her pain away when she wakes up after her horrible night at the concert venue?

5. How does Eleanor describe her mother’s tone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eleanor remember about Marianne, while she is talking with Raymond in the cafe?

2. What does Eleanor tell Maria that she fears most?

3. When Eleanor is under the table and intoxicated, she says that she has only two choices. What are those two choices?

4. What does Raymond bring Eleanor as a “surprise” and how does Eleanor react?

5. What does Eleanor say she is ready to do the day of the big concert?

6. What does Maria say to comfort Eleanor after she reveals what happened in the fire?

7. What does Eleanor discover about her mother and why is this news important?

8. Why does Maria tell Eleanor to forgive herself?

9. How does Sammy die?

10. Why did Raymond come looking for Eleanor, at her apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eleanor and Raymond develop a close relationship. Analyze whether their relationship is more platonic or romantic.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how Eleanor’s self confidence shifts throughout the novel. Explore what of her distorted beliefs and perspectives shift and the impact of that transformation.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining Eleanor’s attitude toward people and relationships. Include how and why her attitude changes throughout the narrative.

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