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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do some of Eleanor's classmates laugh when she starts reading a poem in class that begins with the line, "I had been hungry all the years"?
(a) Because Eleanor looks hungry.
(b) Because Eleanor is slender.
(c) Because Eleanor always carries a large lunch bag.
(d) Because Eleanor is chubby.

2. What is waiting on Eleanor's seat when she boards the bus in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) A stack of school books.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A stack of comics.
(d) A diary.

3. What is missing from the Walkman that Eleanor's mother had brought over from the old house for her?
(a) The disc that she had left in it.
(b) The batteries.
(c) The volume control dial.
(d) The headphones.

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

5. Who greets Eleanor with a hug when she arrives home from school the first time?
(a) Ben.
(b) Her baby brother.
(c) Maisie.
(d) Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor reveal to Park when he tries to give her The Smiths tape?

2. Park considers of Eleanor's performance with her poem, "She was the only person in class who'd read her poem like it wasn't" what?

3. What item does Eleanor want to tell her counselor that she needs the most?

4. Based on Eleanor's observations, how well does Park take care of the comic books that he lets her borrow?

5. Whose opinion is Park most concerned about in relation to how he treats Eleanor on the bus?

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