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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these Robert Frost poems will Eleanor's English teacher not allow the students to memorize?
(a) "The Wood-Pile".
(b) "My November Guest".
(c) "The Road Not Taken".
(d) "The Grind-Stone".

2. Who is Mr. Stessman?
(a) Eleanor's mother's landlord.
(b) Eleanor's history teacher.
(c) Eleanor's former next-door neighbor.
(d) Eleanor's English teacher.

3. What grade was Park in when he "went together" with Tina?
(a) 5th grade.
(b) 6th grade.
(c) 7th grade.
(d) 8th grade.

4. Who are the Hickmans?
(a) Friends of Eleanor's mother who stopped by on their way to Denver, Colorado.
(b) Friends of Eleanor's mother with whom Eleanor had stayed.
(c) Eleanor's new next door neighbors.
(d) The wealthy owners of the new department store in town.

5. When does the novel begin in Chapter 1?
(a) August, 1985.
(b) August, 1986.
(c) September, 1986.
(d) October, 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, what does Eleanor think about honors students?

2. What day of the week is it in the beginning of Chapter 16?

3. Why does it make sense for Richie to drive Eleanor to school every day?

4. How does Eleanor let it be known that she likes the X-Men comic book series that she had borrowed from Park?

5. What band does Park deduce is "no good for drowning out the morons at the back of the bus" in Chapter 1?

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