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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Park's father when he married Park's mother?

2. What television show does Eleanor's Spanish teacher play during class in Chapter 27?

3. What does Eleanor wear tied around her wrist in Chapter 15?

4. Which of the following books is Eleanor sorry to know that her mother had not brought over from the old house for her?

5. What kind of car is Eleanor's dad driving when he picks her up from school in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation takes place between Eleanor and DeNice after the fight between Park and Steve?

2. In Chapter 11, Eleanor and the kids wake to the sounds of a fight between Richie and their mother. What does Eleanor remark about the situation?

3. How has the relationship between Park and Eleanor evolved in Chapter 12?

4. Why is Park conflicted about having Eleanor visit in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of music in Eleanor & Park. What music is discussed in the novel? What is its significance in the story? How do Eleanor's and Park's musical tastes differ? How are they alike?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Park in the novel. Where does Park live? What is his family like? What attracts Park to Eleanor? How does Park's character change in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Eleanor's character in the novel. How old is Eleanor when the narrative begins? How is her appearance described? What is Eleanor's home life like? How does her character evolve in the course of the narrative?

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