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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. Whose daughter has become pregnant in Chapter 43, according to Eleanor's mother?
(a) Marie Smith's daughter.
(b) Jessica Scott's daughter.
(c) Paige McKay's daughter.
(d) Eileen Benson's daughter.

2. Who asks Eleanor why she is crying when she sits down to dinner with her family on Sunday in Chapter 31?
(a) Maisie.
(b) Little Richard.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Ben.

3. To what store do Park's parents give him a gift certificate in Chapter 33?
(a) Banana Republic.
(b) The Gap.
(c) Hot Topic.
(d) Drastic Plastic.

4. What do all of the "back-of-the-bus kids" hand out when Steve is not working?
(a) In Steve's bedroom.
(b) In Steve's basement.
(c) In Steve's garage.
(d) In Steve's attic.

5. What is printed on Park's green t-shirt in Chapter 43?
(a) "Kiss Me, I'm Irish."
(b) "Fugazi."
(c) "The Cure."
(d) "Rage Against the Machine."

Short Answer Questions

1. How old has Ben just turned in Chapter 32?

2. What new object has Park's father bought himself when he and the family returns in Chapter 42?

3. For how long is Eleanor's uncle gone when he goes to Omaha to get her things in Chapter 55?

4. Where has Park's father gone in the beginning of Chapter 45?

5. How does the narrator describe the backseat of Park's mother's car in Chapter 45?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author allude to Cinderella in Chapter 45? What is the significance of this literary allusion?

2. What causes Park to believe that Eleanor is writing the vulgar phrases on her books?

3. What has Eleanor resolved to do about her situation in Chapter 50?

4. How do Eleanor and Park react to their encounter in the hallway when Eleanor is in her gym clothes?

5. Who is Cal? What is Cal's relationship to Park?

6. What do Eleanor and Park discuss when they are on their date in Chapter 45?

7. Describe the ending of the novel. How have the characters changed?

8. Why is Park wrong in believing he and Eleanor can have no secrets from one another?

9. How much time has passed in Chapter 57? Where does Park encounter Richie?

10. How does Park describe Eleanor's appearance in Chapter 28? How does Eleanor respond?

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