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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. What is one of Eleanor’s favorite hobbies to do alone?

2. What does Eleanor tell Raymond and his mother that she used to long for?

3. How does Eleanor describe her cat?

4. What genre of music does Eleanor decide she dislikes?

5. What question does Raymond work up the nerve to ask Eleanor after the funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How do Raymond and Eleanor bond after Sammy's funeral?

7. Who is Marianne?

8. Why does Eleanor decide to tell Raymond about Marianne and the fire?

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

10. What does Eleanor say she is ready to do the day of the big concert?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining support from Eleanor’s perspective. What does it mean to be supportive and who are the people in Eleanor’s life who have taught her this lesson?

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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