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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 type of shoes does Eleanor buy at the department store?
2. Where in the hotel does Eleanor go when she feels uncomfortable after the funeral?
3. What is one of Eleanor’s favorite hobbies to do alone?
4. What word does Eleanor associate with her mother?
5. With what illness does the GP diagnose Eleanor?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the overall tone at the end of the novel?
2. How does Eleanor first react to her therapist, Maria Temple, and does her reaction change?
3. Where does Eleanor go during the reception for Sammy's funeral and why does she go there?
4. What does Eleanor say about social interaction, while she is shopping in the department store?
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. What does Maria say to comfort Eleanor after she reveals what happened in the fire?
7. How does Eleanor react to hearing Maria say that all people have emotional needs that must be met?
8. What does Eleanor remember about Marianne, while she is talking with Raymond in the cafe?
9. What does Maria say to Eleanor when she is struggling to process her memories and feeling frustrated?
10. What does Eleanor say about therapy and her healing at the end of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay defining unconditional love from Eleanor’s perspective. In her eyes, what does it mean to love something or someone unconditionally? How has Eleanor learned this lesson?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining Eleanor’s attitude toward people and relationships. Include how and why her attitude changes throughout the narrative.
Essay Topic 3
Eleanor and Raymond develop a close relationship. Analyze whether their relationship is more platonic or romantic.
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