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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 book does Eleanor give to Park for Christmas?

2. What does Park's mother hand him when he gets in the car with her after school in Chapter 43?

3. Park's father tells him in Chapter 31, "The only way I know how to land a girl is to" what?

4. Who has sent Eleanor's family a box of pineapples in Chapter 32?

5. What is Park's father working on replacing after dinner in the beginning of Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eleanor think about while waiting in the camper for Park in Chapter 51?

2. How does Park regard his current relationship with Tina?

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

4. What is significant about Eleanor saying her siblings would rat on her in Chapter 33?

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

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

7. What underlies Eleanor's jealousy over Tina in the narrative?

8. How does Eleanor respond when Park asks why Sabrina doesn't leave Richie?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different ways that Eleanor's is bullied by her peers at school. What events take place in gym class? How does Eleanor respond to the bullying she faces? Is there anyone that Eleanor turns to for help?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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