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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eleanor say she believes about all good girls?
(a) That they are kind.
(b) That they are sweet.
(c) That they wear dresses.
(d) That they love their mothers.

2. What is the name of Eleanor’s therapist?
(a) Sarah Silverman.
(b) Jenn Smith.
(c) Laura Jackson.
(d) Maria Temple.

3. What does Eleanor think might be some mammalian thing?
(a) Eating cheese scones.
(b) Dying.
(c) A need for human contact.
(d) Talking about feelings.

4. What bothers Eleanor about the music concert that she and Raymond attend?
(a) The people.
(b) The smells.
(c) The noise.
(d) The harsh language.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eleanor go after her first therapy session ends?

2. What does the barista write on Eleanor’s coffee cup, instead of her full name?

3. What does Raymond tell Eleanor was the cause of Sammy’s death?

4. What does Eleanor observe during lunch that both bothers and brings her joy?

5. According to her therapist, who is the person with whom Eleanor has been trying to connect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raymond bring Eleanor as a “surprise” and how does Eleanor react?

2. In what ways does Eleanor seem like a stronger person by the end of the novel?

3. How does Eleanor respond when she unexpectedly runs into Laura?

4. What does Eleanor remember about Marianne, while she is talking with Raymond in the cafe?

5. What does Eleanor say about social interaction, while she is shopping in the department store?

6. What does Eleanor say to Maria in a moment of anger?

7. What does Keith bring Eleanor and why does it mean so much to her?

8. Why does Maria tell Eleanor to forgive herself?

9. What does Eleanor tell Maria that she fears most?

10. What is the signficance of Eleanor saying she is "fine" at the end of the novel?

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