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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 does Eleanor experience during therapy, after admitting out loud that she is not like her mother?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) An existential ache.
(c) A runny nose.
(d) A headache.

2. What does Eleanor say to Raymond at the coffee shop?
(a) That he was her best friend.
(b) That she could no longer be friends with him.
(c) That he saved her life.
(d) That she loves him.

3. Why does Eleanor sing the hymns so loudly at the funeral?
(a) To hear her beautiful voice.
(b) Because she likes to sing.
(c) As a sign of respect.
(d) To prove she knows the hymns.

4. What does Eleanor say about her cat needing to be taken care of?
(a) That it is a privilege.
(b) That it is a waste of time.
(c) That it is a nuisance.
(d) That it is a burden.

5. At Sammy’s funeral, what does Eleanor wonder if he might be wearing?
(a) A fancy suit.
(b) His nice red jumper.
(c) White linens.
(d) A blue sport coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor think might be some mammalian thing?

2. What does Keith bring Eleanor, as a memento from Sammy?

3. What does Eleanor’s new job role require?

4. What do Eleanor and Raymond do once they are in the apartment after the funeral?

5. What does Eleanor admit she is terrible at doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raymond ask Eleanor right before they part ways at the end of the novel, and what does this suggest about his feelings for Eleanor?

2. What does Eleanor realize when observing the man on the bus who is not wearing socks?

3. What does Raymond do for Eleanor, after her alcohol binge, that is so kind?

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

5. Who is Marianne?

6. How does Eleanor respond when she unexpectedly runs into Laura?

7. Why does Eleanor tell Raymond she is a survivor and why is this signficant?

8. How does Eleanor react when she wears her new outfit to work and gets attention from her co-workers?

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

10. What is the signficance of Eleanor saying she is "fine" at the end of the novel?

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