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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. What type of flowers does Raymond bring Eleanor?
2. What does Eleanor see on her way to work, after meeting with Raymond for lunch, that she thinks is so funny?
3. What is one of Eleanor’s favorite hobbies to do alone?
4. On what day of the week does Sammy’s funeral take place?
5. According to her therapist, who is the person with whom Eleanor has been trying to connect?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Eleanor decide to tell Raymond about Marianne and the fire?
2. What is the overall tone at the end of the novel?
3. Why does Eleanor feel so much pressure to find a suitable boyfriend, according to the phone conversation with her mother?
4. When Eleanor is under the table and intoxicated, she says that she has only two choices. What are those two choices?
5. What does Maria say to comfort Eleanor after she reveals what happened in the fire?
6. What does Eleanor remember about Marianne, while she is talking with Raymond in the cafe?
7. What does Eleanor tell Maria that she fears most?
8. What sort of relationship does Eleanor have to her cat Glen and why is this significant?
9. What does Eleanor say about therapy and her healing at the end of the novel?
10. Why did Raymond come looking for Eleanor, at her apartment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the voice of Eleanor’s mother. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text and analyze whether this is a positive or negative voice.
Essay Topic 2
The story is told entirely from Eleanor’s perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Eleanor’s point of view. How does viewing the events from Eleanor’s point of view affect the plot?
Essay Topic 3
Healing from mental illness is at the heart of this novel. Analyze how the author develops and strengthens the theme of healing through the plot and characters.
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