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

2. Where do Park and Eleanor stop to get gas and a map in Chapter 52?

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

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

5. Who does Eleanor tell Park he looks like after his mom puts eyeliner on him in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mindy take Park to get his driver's license in Chapter 43?

3. What is significant about Eleanor's envy of Park's family in Chapter 38?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What observations are revealed in Chapter 49?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What communication takes place between Eleanor and Park after Eleanor has moved to Minnesota? Why does Eleanor struggle to communicate with Park? What does she send him in the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the words and phrases that are written on Eleanor's book covers for school. Who has written these phrases? How does Park respond when he sees them? How does Eleanor respond?

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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