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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. Who wakes Park up on Christmas Day in Chapter 33?

2. How does Eleanor go to school in Chapter 55?

3. What kind of car does Park's mother drive?

4. What makes Eleanor upset when she leaves Park's house during homework in Chapter 30?

5. Where was Park's uncle when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Eleanor and Park react to their encounter in the hallway when Eleanor is in her gym clothes?

2. Who is responsible for dumping Eleanor's clothes in the toilet of the gym locker room?

3. What do DeNice and Beebi tell Eleanor after hearing about her clothes in the gym locker room toilet?

4. What underlies Eleanor's jealousy over Tina in the narrative?

5. How does the author allude to Cinderella in Chapter 45? What is the significance of this literary allusion?

6. How does Park regard his current relationship with Tina?

7. What does Eleanor think about while waiting in the camper for Park in Chapter 51?

8. How does Park describe Eleanor's appearance in Chapter 28? How does Eleanor respond?

9. Why does Mindy take Park to get his driver's license in Chapter 43?

10. How does Park regard his own appearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Park in the novel. Where does Park live? What is his family like? What attracts Park to Eleanor? How does Park's character change in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Mindy's "makeover" of Eleanor in the novel. How does Eleanor respond when Mindy insists on giving Eleanor a makeover? How does Eleanor's appearance change in the process? How does Eleanor respond?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of appearances in Eleanor & Park. How is this theme developed through the characters of Mindy, Eleanor, and Park? How does the author develop this theme through symbolism and imagery in the novel?

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