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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the family gather after Sammy’s funeral?
(a) The church reception area.
(b) The central park.
(c) The Hawthorne House Hotel.
(d) Laura's house.

2. What is the name of Eleanor’s therapist?
(a) Laura Jackson.
(b) Maria Temple.
(c) Sarah Silverman.
(d) Jenn Smith.

3. What does Eleanor tell Raymond she is going to do the next Wednesday she talks with mother?
(a) Say she loves her.
(b) Tell her she hates her.
(c) Refuse to answer the phone.
(d) Cut off all contact.

4. What does Eleanor feel like after Raymond hugs her?
(a) A girlfriend.
(b) A newly laid egg.
(c) A new-born baby.
(d) The happiest woman in the world.

5. What exercise does Maria have Eleanor try at the end of her first therapy session?
(a) Play therapy.
(b) Psychoanalysis.
(c) Regression.
(d) The empty-chair exercise.

6. Who sends Eleanor a basket of flowers while she is healing?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Bob and her co-workers.
(c) Laura.
(d) Sammy.

7. What does Eleanor say about her mother?
(a) That she is a kind person.
(b) That she is a generous person.
(c) That she is a bad person.
(d) That she is a supportive person.

8. What word does Eleanor associate with her mother?
(a) Love.
(b) Devil.
(c) Demon.
(d) Monster.

9. How does Eleanor feel as she walks into the office her first day, after having been gone for several months?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Sad.

10. What type of tea does Eleanor purchase in preparation for Raymond’s visit to her apartment?
(a) Peppermint.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Earl Grey.
(d) Chamomile.

11. What emotion does Eleanor feel about her juvenile crush on the musician?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Fear.
(c) Shame.
(d) Pride.

12. What does Eleanor say she believes about all good girls?
(a) That they are sweet.
(b) That they are kind.
(c) That they love their mothers.
(d) That they wear dresses.

13. With whom had Eleanor hoped the musician could help her cope (or manage)?
(a) Her cats.
(b) Her job.
(c) Her heavy workload.
(d) Her mother.

14. Of what does the raised platform on which Sammy is laid at his funeral remind Eleanor?
(a) An airport conveyor belt.
(b) A railroad track.
(c) The supermarket checkout at Tesco.
(d) An escalator.

15. What does Eleanor tell Raymond and his mother that she used to long for?
(a) A vacation.
(b) Routine.
(c) Good food.
(d) Normal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raymond tell Eleanor was the cause of Sammy’s death?

2. What does Eleanor start to do when she receives Keith’s gift from Sammy?

3. Why does Eleanor mother’s say she is calling?

4. How often does Eleanor talk with her mother?

5. Who does Mikey tell Eleanor has cancer?

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