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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Steve break a guy's nose back in middle school?
(a) Because the guy had made an insulting remark about him (Steve) and Tina.
(b) Because the guy had tried to steal his wallet.
(c) Because the guy would not give Tina his seat on the bus.
(d) Because the guy had made an insulting remark about Steve's father.

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

3. What color are Eleanor's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

4. What animal does Eleanor compare Richie to in Chapter 10?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A lion.
(c) A dog.
(d) A rat.

5. Why does Eleanor feel comfortable leaving the light on at night?
(a) Because she knows that leaving the light on will make Richie uncomfortable.
(b) Because she has her mother's permission to do it.
(c) Because she is used to sleeping with the light on.
(d) Because she knows that leaving the light on it will not keep her brothers or sister from sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new comic book does Park bring onto the bus in Chapter 9?

2. What does Park eat for dinner at his grandparents' house in Chapter 23?

3. When does the novel begin in Chapter 1?

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

5. What movie does Eleanor go to see with her family in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eleanor discover when she arrives home from school in Chapter 22?

2. With whom has Eleanor lived for the past year in the beginning of the novel? How did she come to live there?

3. How does the theme of appearances apply to Mindy's character?

4. How does Park's father respond when he learns that Park was suspended for fighting?

5. How does Park's mother react when Park is suspended for fighting?

6. Why does Eleanor choose to take the bus to school instead of getting a ride with Richie?

7. Why do the vulgar phrases on Eleanor's book covers cause internal conflict for Park?

8. How would you describe Eleanor's relationship with her biological father?

9. How does the theme of appearances apply to Park in the narrative?

10. How does Eleanor convince her mother to allow her to go to babysit for her father in Chapter 18?

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