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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 color does Park wear practically from head to toe, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?

2. What is Steve's last name?

3. On what day of the week does Park attend taekwando classes?

4. What is Eleanor's mother's last name?

5. What is missing from the Walkman that Eleanor's mother had brought over from the old house for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to make Richie kick Eleanor out of the house in the flashback in Chapter 25?

2. How does Eleanor convince her mother to allow her to go to babysit for her father in Chapter 18?

3. How does the theme of appearances apply to Park in the narrative?

4. How would you describe Eleanor's relationship with her biological father?

5. What does Park's father's pickup truck signify in the novel?

6. What conversation takes place between Eleanor and DeNice after the fight between Park and Steve?

7. What is ironic about Sabrina's comments to Eleanor as she leaves home in Chapter 19?

8. In Chapter 11, Eleanor and the kids wake to the sounds of a fight between Richie and their mother. What does Eleanor remark about the situation?

9. How has the relationship between Park and Eleanor evolved in Chapter 12?

10. How is the theme of poverty illustrated in Chapters 19-22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of domestic violence and abuse in Eleanor & Park. How does the author develop this theme through characters? How is the theme developed through symbolism and imagery? What are the impacts of domestic violence and abuse in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Sabrina and Richie in the novel. Do you consider these characters to be protagonists or antagonists? Why? How do these characters influence others around them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the literary allusions to Shakespeare in Eleanor & Park. What plays are discussed? How do the characters and themes in these plays relate to those in the novel? What are Eleanor's and Park's opinions on the plays?

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