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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. Who sends Eleanor a basket of flowers while she is healing?

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

3. What does Eleanor say about her cat needing to be taken care of?

4. How does Eleanor describe her mother’s tone?

5. What emotion does Maria tell Eleanor is good?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the signficance of Eleanor saying she is "fine" at the end of the novel?

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

7. What kind gesture does Eleanor offer toward Raymond when they part ways after Eleanor learns the truth about her mother?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Eleanor’s relationship with her cat Glen. What important lessons and skills does she learn from Glen? What impact does Glen have on her life?

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

In therapy, Eleanor learns that all children (and people) have emotional needs. Analyze what specific emotional needs Eleanor did not have met by her mother and describe the various ways Eleanor tried to cover those innate emotional needs.

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