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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Eleanor’s previous boyfriend?
(a) Delcan.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Franky.

2. What food items does the musician have in his basket when Eleanor sees him at the grocery store?
(a) Eggs, bread, and bacon.
(b) Bread, bacon, and orange juice.
(c) Eggs, bacon, and orange juice.
(d) Coffee, eggs, and bacon.

3. What does Eleanor do when Sammy is unconscious?
(a) Talks with him.
(b) Cries for him.
(c) Hugs him
(d) Ignores him.

4. What gift does Eleanor bring to Keith’s birthday party?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Wine.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Flowers.

5. Why is Eleanor unable to attend the musician’s concert?
(a) Because it is the wrong date.
(b) Because she got sick.
(c) Because it got cancelled.
(d) Because it is sold out.

6. To what song does Eleanor join in dancing at the birthday party?
(a) Thriller.
(b) YMCA.
(c) Tiny Dancer.
(d) Don’t Stop Believing.

7. What is the topic of the book Eleanor chooses to read when she settles in at home, after visiting Sammy in the hospital?
(a) Jazz music.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Pineapples.

8. What does Eleanor try to convince Raymond to purchase for riding the bus?
(a) Gloves.
(b) A travel pass.
(c) New tennis shoes.
(d) A wallet.

9. According to Eleanor, what would “hell” entail?
(a) People without manners.
(b) Jazz music.
(c) A looped medley of showtunes.
(d) Tons of crying children.

10. At what store does Eleanor run into the musician after being unable to attend his concert?
(a) Tesco Extra.
(b) Target.
(c) The liquor store.
(d) Costco.

11. What does Eleanor call the makeup artist she sees in the store?
(a) A mean woman.
(b) A thin woman.
(c) A beautiful woman.
(d) A strange woman.

12. What kind of tea does Eleanor make properly while she is at work?
(a) Earl Grey tea.
(b) Ginger tea.
(c) Rooibos tea.
(d) Darjeeling tea.

13. What color is Eleanor’s hair originally?
(a) Mousy brown.
(b) Light brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Dirty blond.

14. What does Eleanor do while on the phone with her mother in the first conversation in the book?
(a) She stops listening.
(b) She stops caring.
(c) She starts yelling.
(d) She starts crying.

15. Whose voice does Eleanor hear hissing in her head when she tries to sleep the night after the concert attempt?
(a) Raymond's.
(b) Sammy's.
(c) Marianne's.
(d) Her mother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura offer to give Eleanor?

2. At the birthday party, what does the young woman in the bathroom call Eleanor?

3. What does Eleanor eat at the fast-food restaurant?

4. At what fast-food restaurant does Eleanor eat before the concert?

5. What does Eleanor admire about the bartender?

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