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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 television show is Park's brother watching when his mom sends him to his room in Chapter 19?
(a) Cheers.
(b) The A-Team.
(c) Happy Days.
(d) Mork and Mindy.

2. How does Eleanor let it be known that she likes the X-Men comic book series that she had borrowed from Park?
(a) By writing the X-Men characters' names on her book covers.
(b) By wearing a blouse with "X-Men" embroidered on the back.
(c) By slipping an X-Men photo into her clear plastic notebook cover.
(d) By wearing an X-Men necklace.

3. Upon which of the following facts is Eleanor able to tell that Park is not really stupid, even though she refers to him as being that way?
(a) He always carries a dictionary with him.
(b) He is in two of Eleanor's honors classes.
(c) Both of this parents are known to be very wise.
(d) Others had told her about his high level of intelligence.

4. How old is the child that Eleanor babysits for her father in Chapter 19?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

5. What fictional character does Park compare Eleanor to in Chapter 19?
(a) The Pink Panther.
(b) Batman.
(c) Dirty Harry.
(d) Rambo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Park eat for dinner at his grandparents' house in Chapter 23?

2. Why do some of Eleanor's classmates laugh when she starts reading a poem in class that begins with the line, "I had been hungry all the years"?

3. What is waiting on Eleanor's seat when she boards the bus in the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. What day of the week is it in the beginning of Chapter 16?

5. In general, what does Eleanor think about honors students?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Park to feel guilty for cursing at Eleanor in Chapter 9?

2. Why is Park conflicted about having Eleanor visit in Chapter 19?

3. How is Eleanor's bedroom described at her mom's house? With whom does she share her room?

4. How is the home where Eleanor lives described in the narrative?

5. How does Eleanor convince her mother to allow her to go to babysit for her father in Chapter 18?

6. How has the relationship between Park and Eleanor evolved in Chapter 12?

7. What happens to make Richie kick Eleanor out of the house in the flashback in Chapter 25?

8. How does Park's mother react when Park is suspended for fighting?

9. How would you describe the hardships that Eleanor and her family face financially?

10. Why do the students in Eleanor's English class laugh at her in Chapter 3?

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