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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. What game do Eleanor and Maisie try to teach Mouse in Chapter 44?

2. What book does Eleanor give to Park for Christmas?

3. Why does Richie get enraged during Christimas dinner in Chapter 33?

4. Where was Park's uncle when he died?

5. What kind of car does Park's mother drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do DeNice and Beebi tell Eleanor after hearing about her clothes in the gym locker room toilet?

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

3. How does Park regard his own appearance?

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

5. What causes Park to believe he is shallow in Chapter 30?

6. What is revealed regarding Park's past relationships in Chapter 30?

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

8. How are the lives of the main characters described in Chapter 56?

9. How does Mindy's attitude change toward Eleanor after seeing her family at the grocery store?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Mindy's "makeover" of Eleanor in the novel. How does Eleanor respond when Mindy insists on giving Eleanor a makeover? How does Eleanor's appearance change in the process? How does Eleanor respond?

Essay Topic 2

What leads up to the fight between Park and Steve? Who "wins" the fight? What are the repercussions of the fight?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Eleanor's first visit to the Sheridan home. Why does Eleanor cry when she is at Park's home? What leads Eleanor to leave? How do Park's parents respond to Eleanor?

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