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

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

3. How did Eleanor’s mother sound on the phone after hearing about Eleanor’s therapy?

4. What does Eleanor’s mother call her during this phone call?

5. What is Eleanor terrible at doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eleanor say about social interaction, while she is shopping in the department store?

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

3. How does Sammy die?

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

5. What does Eleanor say about therapy and her healing at the end of the novel?

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

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

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

9. What sort of relationship does Eleanor have to her cat Glen and why is this significant?

10. In what ways does Eleanor seem like a stronger person by the end of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Eleanor experiences both physical and emotional changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Eleanor change and in what ways does Eleanor remain the same? How do these changes reflect her emotional healing?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of emotional healing from mental illness?

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