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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. Where does Eleanor's mother take Eleanor when she wakes her before dawn in Chapter 31?

2. Whose daughter has become pregnant in Chapter 43, according to Eleanor's mother?

3. What television show is Eleanor watching with Park and his mother in the beginning of Chapter 45?

4. What is described in Chapter 45 as "the only place TO go in Omaha"?

5. What does Park's mother hand him when he gets in the car with her after school in Chapter 43?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Eleanor resolved to do about her situation in Chapter 50?

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

3. What do Eleanor and Park discuss when they are on their date in Chapter 45?

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

5. How does Eleanor bargain with her siblings to ensure they won't rat her out regarding her relationship with Park?

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

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

8. What is significant about Park's father's response when Park leaves with Eleanor in Chapter 51?

9. How does Eleanor respond when Park asks why Sabrina doesn't leave Richie?

10. Who is Cal? What is Cal's relationship to Park?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Eleanor's first visit to the Sheridan home. Why does Eleanor cry when she is at Park's home? What leads Eleanor to leave? How do Park's parents respond to Eleanor?

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