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

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

3. What does Eleanor notice that the man on the bus is not wearing?
(a) Pants.
(b) Socks.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) A shirt.

4. What type of professional does Raymond encourage Eleanor to see?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A chiropractor.
(c) A surgeon.
(d) A therapist.

5. What precious living item of Eleanor’s dies the morning of the concert?
(a) Her fish.
(b) Her cat.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Eleanor learned is something to worry about?

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

3. To what does Raymond invite Eleanor, as an official first date?

4. Of what does the raised platform on which Sammy is laid at his funeral remind Eleanor?

5. What emotion does Maria tell Eleanor is good?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sammy die?

2. Who is Marianne?

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

4. How does Eleanor react to hearing Maria say that all people have emotional needs that must be met?

5. Why does Maria tell Eleanor that anger is good?

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

7. Where does Eleanor go during the reception for Sammy's funeral and why does she go there?

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

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

10. What happens the day of the musician’s big show that leads Eleanor to believe it was a bad omen and why?

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