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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. How often does Eleanor talk with her mother?

2. Where is Eleanor when she wakes up after her horrible night at the concert venue?

3. What does Eleanor experience during therapy, after admitting out loud that she is not like her mother?

4. Where in the hotel does Eleanor go when she feels uncomfortable after the funeral?

5. What question does Raymond ask Eleanor about her mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Raymond come looking for Eleanor, at her apartment?

4. What does Eleanor say to Maria in a moment of anger?

5. What does Eleanor call her mother when speaking to Raymond at the end of the novel, and why does she use this term?

6. How does Sammy die?

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

8. What is the overall tone at the end of the novel?

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

10. Why does Eleanor decide to accept Raymond's help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eleanor goes through various stages of grief while processing her childhood trauma. Analyze the healthy and unhealthy ways Eleanor has coped with sadness and anger throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Eleanor is a survivor. Analyze how the author uses the character of Eleanor to develop the theme of survival.

Essay Topic 3

The story is told entirely from Eleanor’s perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Eleanor’s point of view. How does viewing the events from Eleanor’s point of view affect the plot?

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