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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. How much money does Eleanor's father offer to pay her for babysitting in Chapter 17?
(a) $10.
(b) $7.
(c) $15.
(d) $20.

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

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

4. How does Eleanor believe that Shakespeare treated the subject of young love in Romeo and Juliet?
(a) With utmost confusion.
(b) In a neutral way.
(c) By making fun of it.
(d) With utmost respect.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Park wear practically from head to toe, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?

2. What television show is Park's brother watching when his mom sends him to his room in Chapter 19?

3. What fictional character does Park compare Eleanor to in Chapter 19?

4. To whom does Eleanor attempt writing a letter to in Spanish class in Chapter 27?

5. On what day of the week does Park attend taekwando classes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Park to feel guilty for cursing at Eleanor in Chapter 9?

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

3. What does Park's father's pickup truck signify in the novel?

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

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

6. What is ironic about Sabrina's comments to Eleanor as she leaves home in Chapter 19?

7. What causes Eleanor internal conflict regarding her feelings for Park?

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

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

10. What is revealed about Park's appearance in Chapter 16?

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