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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. Where does Eleanor plan to go to her uncle's home in Chapter 50?

2. Where does DeNice ask Eleanor to go with her and her friends in Chapter 30?

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

4. How old was Eleanor when her mom started dating Richie?

5. Where does Eleanor's mother take Eleanor when she wakes her before dawn in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Park regard his own appearance?

4. What is revealed of Tina's character in Chapter 48?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the literary allusions to Shakespeare in Eleanor & Park. What plays are discussed? How do the characters and themes in these plays relate to those in the novel? What are Eleanor's and Park's opinions on the plays?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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