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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Raymond work up the nerve to ask Eleanor after the funeral?
(a) If she would marry him.
(b) What happened to her face.
(c) Why she was still single.
(d) Why she did not get along with her mother.

2. What genre of music does Eleanor decide she dislikes?
(a) Rock and Roll.
(b) Death metal.
(c) Country.
(d) Indie.

3. With what illness does the GP diagnose Eleanor?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Depression.
(d) OCD.

4. What is Eleanor learning to like and to trust?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her own voice.
(d) Her job.

5. What does the HR department in Eleanor’s office require a person to do after having been gone from work for more than a few days?
(a) Take a test.
(b) Have a party.
(c) Have an interview.
(d) Write a letter.

6. What word does Eleanor question during her last conversation with her mother?
(a) Lies.
(b) Joy.
(c) Supportive.
(d) Love.

7. What does Eleanor start to do when she receives Keith’s gift from Sammy?
(a) Refuses the gift.
(b) Cries.
(c) Says nothing.
(d) Screams.

8. How does Eleanor describe the wine that she and Raymond drink in the apartment after the funeral?
(a) Velvety.
(b) Bold.
(c) Fruity.
(d) Rich.

9. What does Eleanor experience during therapy, after admitting out loud that she is not like her mother?
(a) An existential ache.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) A headache.
(d) A runny nose.

10. Of what does Raymond say Eleanor is a creature of?
(a) Habit.
(b) Nature.
(c) Abuse.
(d) Work.

11. Where is Eleanor when she wakes up after her horrible night at the concert venue?
(a) On the stairs to her apartment building.
(b) Under a table in her kitchen.
(c) In her own bed.
(d) Sleeping next to Polly.

12. What has Eleanor learned is something to worry about?
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Money.
(c) Plane crashes.
(d) Love.

13. How often does Eleanor talk with her mother?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Once a week.

14. Of what does the raised platform on which Sammy is laid at his funeral remind Eleanor?
(a) An escalator.
(b) The supermarket checkout at Tesco.
(c) An airport conveyor belt.
(d) A railroad track.

15. What is Eleanor not supposed to do in front of a stranger, according to her mother?
(a) Cry.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Smile.
(d) Brag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What precious living item of Eleanor’s dies the morning of the concert?

2. What does Eleanor do when in doubt, according to her new social rules?

3. What does Eleanor feel like after Raymond hugs her?

4. What is the name of Eleanor’s therapist?

5. What does Eleanor say about her mother?

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