Eleanor and Park – Flashcards
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when and where does the book start
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August 1986 Omaha Nebraska
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what car does parks mother own
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an Impala
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how much longer can park sleep in once he starts driving
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20 minutes
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what character looks like they were surrounded by Doll furniture
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Steve
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what hairstyle do Tina and parks mothers have
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Long spiral perms with tall feathered bangs
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how is Eleanor's hair described
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crazy hair bright red on top of curly
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how much space is left when Eleanor and park sit together for the first time
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6 inches [Cam Walters]
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what are Eleanor's options to get home from school on the first day
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walk home call her mom call her dad call her grandma
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what is her bus number
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666
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what number of honors classes do Eleanor and park share
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2
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what poets work is read on the first day
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dickinson
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how does Mr. Stessman describe Eleanor's voice
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A voice that arrives on the chariot drawn by dragons
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how old are mouse Maisie the baby and ben in the beginning of the story
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Mouse is five Maisie is eight the baby is two and then is 11
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what bed does Eleanor sleep in
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top bunk
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where do the brothers sleep in the beginning of the book
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The floor
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how many rooms are in the house
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five
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how is the house described
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depressing in daylight dingy and bare
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when Eleanor opens the black plastic garbage bag what was the first thing she recognizes
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the paper dolls
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how many books were in the black plastic garbage bag
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a dozen or so
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what book was she glad to see in the black plastic garbage bag
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Garp and Watership
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what did her uncle in Minnesota send her family every Christmas
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The fruit of the month membership
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what was in the grapefruit box
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her stationary, her colored pencils, and her prisma color markers. promotional cards, and her walkman
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what did the grapefruit box smell like
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Chanel number five in pencil shavings
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what are the various nicknames Tina has for Eleanor the beginning of the book (4)
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bozo, rag head, bloody Mary, big red
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what material are the gym suits made out of
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polyester
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what colors are on the gym suit
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"The bottom is red and the top was red and white striped it all zipped up in the front"
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how tall is park, Josh, and his mother
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park is 5 foot four Josh is 5 foot seven and the mothers 5 foot
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how does park describe his mother and father making out
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"it was like watching Paul Bunyan make out with one of those it's a small world dolls"
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what do the kids (Eleanor's family) usually get for dinner
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being soup, beans and rice, huevos y frijoles
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what would mouse do with Richie's cigarettes
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hide them
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what hair does Kim have
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"she had bobbed blonde hair and hard curled bangs"
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Who is Cal compared to
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barney rubble
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what poem does Eleanor memorize
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caged bird
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what is the name of Richies Rottweiler and who is it named after
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Tonya, his ex-wife
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how long was Eleanor supposed to stay with the Hickmans
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Eleanor was only supposed to stay with them for a few days maybe a week
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what comic did she like best
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x-Men
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in terms of what was going on in the previously mentioned comic (x men), what soap are they compared to
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general hospital
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after Park gave Eleanor watchmen to bring home how many times did she read it
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three times
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at the beginning of chapter 10 what comic does park give Eleanor
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swamp thing
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what do each of the kids do at night in their sleep
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Ben talks in his sleep, Maisie and the baby snore and mouse wets the bed
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out of all of Eleanor's family who wakes up first in the morning
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Herself
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Who is described as looking exactly like a rat. Like the human being version of a rat. Like the villian in a Don Bluth movie.
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Richie
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what perfume does parks mother wear
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imari
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what does Eleanor smell like
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Vanilla
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what number of X-Men comics does park give Eleanor at a time
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5
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how are Eleanor's nails described
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short short nails and ragged cuticles
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what lyric is written in tall green letters on Eleanor's book
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how soon is now. by the Smiths
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what station does not play the Smiths according to Eleanor
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sweet 98
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what bands are included on the tape that park first gives eleanor
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his favorite the smiths songs and a few songs by Echo and the bunny man and joy division
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what song does Eleanor usually sing in the bathtub
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Rocky raccoon
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what kind of jacket does park wear
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A trenchcoat
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how was the guitar described in the beginning of Park's dead Kennedys cassette tape and what are the lyrics
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The guitar is described as swampy and the lyric is "I am the son and the heir"
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where did Eleanor learn to rub her teeth with salt
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A western
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in the gym what did some of the pads have written on them
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rag head, and big red
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what brand of pads cover her locker
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Kotex
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around what time do the batteries start to die on the Walkman the first time eleanor gets a cassette tape from park
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1 AM
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what particular song does Eleanor like on the Walkman that park gives her
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love will tear us apart by Joy division
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what does park say the least boring Batman story is
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The dark Knight returns
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what does Park want for his birthday November
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AA batteries
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how does DeNice wear her gym suit
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baggy like a romper
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in English in the beginning of the year when park and cal are talking about homecoming, who are they supposed to be comparing (for an assignment)
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Juliet to Ophelia
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what did Eleanor think about the U2 album
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she loved it
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what did Park think of Miami Vice
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he thought it was boring
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what car does Steve have
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Camaro
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how does park smell (after taekwando)
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like sweat and bar soap
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park describes holding Eleanor's hands was like holding what
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A butterfly or a heart beat. like holding something complete and completely alive
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what did park think about real girls at first
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"maybe I'm not attracted to real girls he thought at the time maybe I'm some kind of perverted cartoon sexual"
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what days of the week are the worst and what days of the week are best according to Eleanor
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Saturdays are the worst and Mondays are the best
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what was written on Eleanor's geography book
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do I make you wet
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if Eleanor saves two batteries how much time does she have left to listen to the cassettes
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450 minutes
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what do Eleanor and park joke about that Parks super power could be and what is his superhero name
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his superpower is busting sewers with his mind and he could be the called the public works or pipe master
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what are two common phrases of parks mother
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you don't do that two boys different hey Mr. I don't think so you go outside and yell at sky you so angry
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Who does park compare Eleanors smile to
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The Joker
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Who is Donna
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Richie's fiancé
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how much does Eleanor get paid for babysitting Matt
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$10
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when Richie harasses Eleanor what does Eleanor say Richie feels like
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The king of Spain
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what is written on her history book in ugly blue letters
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suck me off
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what song does Park make Eleanor memorize his phone number to
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867-5309
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what does park say Eleanor's face shape is like
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A box of chocolates
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what does park say her cheeks are around as
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crabapples
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where would Eleanor's real dad drop them off after having them and what would he do on the weekends
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he would drop them off at his mothers house and smoke lots marijuana
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what car does Eleanor's real father have
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karmann Ghia convertible
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beverage is Eleanor going to drink like water when she gets to her fathers house
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Coca Cola
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what is the shape of Eleanor's father's ashtray
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A naked African woman
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what are Eleanor's mother's favorite records
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Judy cell and Judy Collins and Crosby stills and Nash
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what do the records her dad's bedroom and Richie's coat smell like
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pot
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what band Park not know about
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The Beatles
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what kind of bed does park have and what is his phone shaped like
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A twin size water bed and his phone is shaped like a Ferrari
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what sport does Park hate
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football
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what were park ans his dad hunting when Park cried
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pheasants
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what does Eleanor think parks voice sounds like (who does it sound like)
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Peter Gabriel
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what chapter does Park tell Eleanor that he loves her
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chapter 19 page 114
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who's jokes does Eleanor's dad laugh at
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his own
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what movie did Eleanor and her sibling see with richie and what was the weather like
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short circuit and it was snowing
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Who told parks grandma that he was going steady with Eleanor
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Jamie
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what does parks mom sell
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Avon
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Who does parks father look like
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Tom Selleck
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what does parks mom look like
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A doll from the Wizard of Oz
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The day of the huskers game what was everybody shouting on the bus
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go big red
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when Steve and Park were fighting who does Eleanor compare them to
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David and Goliath
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after the fight where does Eleanor put parks coat and backpack
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inside her locker
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Who could afford to take or leave teeth
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Steve
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what does parks coats smell like
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Irish Spring and a little bit of potpourri
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how long was park suspended for and how long was Steve suspended for/ why
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park was suspended for two days and Steve was suspended for two weeks because it was his third fight of the year
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what does parks dad snore like
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a freight train
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what are some of the objects in parks room
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books tapes comic books model airplanes model cars board games and a rotating solar system that hung over his bed
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what is written on her chemistry book in globby purple ink
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pop that cherry
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after pop that cherry is written on Eleanor's chemistry textbook what did she do with it
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she tore the cover off and threw it away
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whenever her mom found money what would she spend it on
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clothes for Eleanor new underwear for Ben cans of tuna and bags of flour or things that could be hidden in the draws and cupboards
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what was Maisie's present from her mom after she found money in the beginning of the book
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Half dressed Barbies
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since what grade has park been taking taekwondo
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kindergarten
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after Steve and parks fight what does DeNice bring to Eleanor to celebrate
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an ice cream cone
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how long have DeNice and Beebi been friends
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since grade school
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what does somebody tell Denise that she looks like
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Punky Brewster
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where does DeNice's fiancé work
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Shopko (as an assistant manager)
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how old were parks parents when they met
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Dad- 23 Mom- 18
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what type of confection/treat did gil have on the counter
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brownies
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what was gils refrigerator covered with
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magnets shaped like the states
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what was gils egg timer shaped like
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a chicken
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after Eleanor heard gunshots how did she get out of the house
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through the window
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Who does Eleanor compare her mother to when she opens the door after hearing Eleanor called the cops
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Mr Rochester's wife, in a long, torn, white nightgown
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who fired the gun shots
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Richie
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what js Eleanor's mom's excuse for richie firing the gun
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there were kids playing basketball in the park being loud he was just trying to scare them but he doesn't have a license and there are other things in the house. he could've been arrested
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how did Eleanor know about the F word before Richie moved in
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she read it in books and on bathroom walls
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how does the typewriter smell
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like metal and shoe polish
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when Richie was complaining to Eleanor's mother what song was she typing on the typewriter
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Scarborough fair
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how does park wear his backpack
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on both shoulders not slung on one side and he was holding the straps
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in watchmen what type of story of the characters reading
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The pirate story
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where did the kids on the back of the bus hang out after school
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Steves garage
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what did park say Eleanor looks like after he called her a gypsy hobo
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like she just joined the cast of Godspell
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what does Eleanor imagine kissing park would be like
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it would be a real life version of some little girl making her Barbie kissing ken, just smashing their faces together
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what freaks Eleanor out about parks house
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The glass grapes hanging from everything and the curtains that match the sofa and the little doily napkins under the lamps
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when parks dad asked Eleanor to stay for dinner on Saturday what were park Eleanor and Josh doing
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playing Nintendo
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when Eleanor stays at Parks house to eat dinner for the first time what did they eat
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sloppy joes
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after they eat dinner for the first time together what movie did they watch
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back to the future on HBO
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where did Eleanor and park first kiss
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between a Pine tree and an RV
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how does park describe Eleanor's skin
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as soft as it looked, white and smooth as freckled porcelain
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Who giggles like a cartoon character
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Eleanor
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where do beebi and Denice invite Eleanor to go
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Sprite Nite
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who's face is perfectly round with dimples so deep that when she smiled she look tuffed like a cushion
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Beebi
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at Eleanor's old-school what poet/writer did they study
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Shakespeare
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what subject has Park already taken
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algebra
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in lowercase letters what is written on Eleanor's algebra book
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"I know your a slut you smell like cum"
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in what grade did Park go out with Tina
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sixth grade
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on homecoming night what did Tina ask park
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what he thought of her strapless blue dress
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what day of school does Eleanor skip intentionally
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The day before Christmas vacation she told her mother she was sick
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what character is described as acting like a four-year-old lost at Kmart
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Park
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how long is the walk to the grocery store
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40 minutes
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what box of fruit arrives on Christmas eve
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pineapple
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around Christmas eve how old does Ben turn and where does he sleep now
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12 and now he sleeps in the basement with Tonya and Richie's weights
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how many times had Richie yelled that Ben for trying to sleep on top of the stairs
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twice
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what presents did Richie get for the kids
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Mouse got a remote control monster truck. Ben got a big race truck. Maisie got an electric keyboard. Little Richie got a teddy bear. Eleanor got 50 bucks.
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where does Eleanor's family shop for food
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food 4 less
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where does Eleanor put the $50
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in her mothers hand
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kind of stuffing does parks grandmother like
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pepperidge farm
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where did parks family go to eat on Christmas eve
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Pizza Hut
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what did parks family usually eat on Christmas eve and what did they usually do while eating
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they always had waffles and watched movies on Christmas eve
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how many younger siblings does parks mother have
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three little sisters and three little brothers
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when park shows up at Eleanor's window what does Eleanor mouth to him
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go and then she mouthed go again and then she mouthed school
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what time did Eleanor sleep until on Christmas Day
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noon
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what time does Park sleep until on Christmas Day
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noon
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on Christmas Day what did parks house smell like
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Turkey
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what did Parks grandmother give Park for Christmas
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A kiss me I'm Irish T-shirt that was a size bigger than last years
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what did parks parents give him for Christmas
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A $50 gift certificate to drastic plastic punk rock record store downtown
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what is mouses real name
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Jeremiah
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what did Eleanor's family have for dinner on Christmas
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Turkey with stuffing and mashed potato swimming with dill and butter
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what did Eleanor's family have for dessert on Christmas
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Rice pudding and pepper cookies
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When Eleanor was a child what did they eat for breakfast every morning
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eggs and bacon, or pancakes and sausage, or oatmeal with cream and brown sugar
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why was Richie upset on Christmas Day
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there was no pumpkin pie
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what did Richie throw at Eleanor's mom on Christmas Day
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A bowl of rice pudding
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what did Eleanor and Ben watch on Christmas Day
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The Grinch, Frosty the Snowman, and a Christmas Carol
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what is Eleanor's favorite stationary
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watercolor paintings of fairies and flowers
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what does Eleanor give Park for Christmas
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her copy of catcher in the Rye
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what does parks mom give Eleanor for Christmas
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perfume
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what does Park give Eleanor for Christmas and what does he consider giving her instead
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he gives her a silver necklace with a small pendant, silver pansy but he wished he gave her a pen. or bookmark
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what card game or Eleanor and park playing after Christmas
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speed
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when Eleanor's mom's friends came over when she was 12 what game did her and the other kids play
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trouble and sorry!
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how did Eleanor's mom and Richie meet
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Richie saw her mom walking out every morning on his drive to work and one day he asked for her number
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when Eleanor found out about richie how old was she and what was she reading at the time
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Eleanor was 12 and she was reading a life magazine
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when is the safe time for Eleanor to take a bath
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right after school presumably when Richie was at the broken rail
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what does Denise say that Tina looks like
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Farrah fawcett or Rick James
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when is Eleanor's cue to leave parks house
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when parks mom asks him to set the table
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besides Tom Selleck what else does parks father look like
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Magnum, P.I.
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When did Parks mom become a beautician
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since Josh started school
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what color was the towel that Park velcroed around Eleanor's neck
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pink
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What color eyeliner does parks mom suggest for eleanor
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cinnamon
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What color eyeliner does parks mom suggest for park
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onyx
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When park wears eyeliner who does Eleanor say he looks like
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Ming the Merciless or a member of duran duran
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What is parks mothers makeup routine
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foundation powder eyeliner eyeshadow mascara lip liner lipstick blush
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What hairstyke does parks mom suggest eleanor should get
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bangs
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After Park's mom puts makeup on eleanor, what does parks father say she looks like
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a Solid Gold dancer
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What week night do eleanor and park hate and why
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Wednesday bc Park has taekwando
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What show was richie watching when eleanors mother kicks maisie out of the room
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Mike Hammer
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What size bed does Eleanor have
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a junior sized bed
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Who told Maisie and Ben about Eleanors relationship
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Bobbie
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what does Eleanor give Maisie and Ben so they will be quiet about her relationship
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she lets Maisie take her make up and she lets ben take her comics
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Why did parks mom let him have girls in his room
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"Parks mom probably let him have girls in his room because you could practically see into his room from the living room and you could walk by it to get to the bathroom"
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when does Park wash his face
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when he gets home
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what is the first song that Park play for Eleanor when they sit in his room for the first time
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Allison by Elvis Costello
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when Maisie starts wearing Eleanor's make up what does she smell like and who does she look like
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maisie smelled like an Avon lady and she was made up like the ***** of Babylon
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When park touched eleanors torso (region) who does she feel like
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Godzilla
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when does Park want Eleanor start checking her books for profanity
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after gym class
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where does Eleanor find her gym clothes after Tina takes them
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in the toilet bowl
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where does Eleanor hide after the girls hide her clothes and she is stuck wearing her gym suit
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outside near the football field against the wall
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what are Eleanor's favorite pair of shoes
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her vans
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Who drove Eleanor home after the girls stole her clothes
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mrs. dunne
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what does parks family do on Fridays
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watched movies and made popcorn in the air popper
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what does parks Grandma say Park looks like once he starts wearing eyeliner
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Rudolph Valentino
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Who does parks dad compare himself to
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Billy Jack, a warrior and a shaman
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How old are park's dads playboys
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20 years old
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on Saturday when Park stays home alone what does he do before eleanor comes over
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he vacuums and he made a sandwich and watched a young ones on the marathon on MTV before eleanor came over
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what two fictional characters do park and Eleanor compare themselves to
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Han Solo and Boba Fett
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how does park describe Eleanor's freckles
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he said she was candy sprinkled
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what did parks dad buy at the boat show
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A hunting rifle
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what does Richie say Parks house must be like
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****ing Disneyland
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after Richie asks what she spent the $50 on her mother comes out of the room what is she wearing
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One of Richie's bathrobes. one of those Asian souvenir robes, red satin with the big gaudy tiger
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what excuse does Parks mother give to not go to the grandmas house to eat dinner
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tell grandma I have a headache
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after Park had learned about sex in fifth grade what did his father tell him
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don't get anybody pregnant
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what color was the combination lock on Eleanor's gym locker
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Hot pink
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how many times to take for park to pass the drivers test
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once
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what did park give Eleanor to remember him by
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One of his school photos taken in October
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what song did they try to teach mouse
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down down baby
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at what street does Eleanor allow herself to sit up
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24th St.
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on their first date where does park take Eleanor
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first his favorite pizza place. And then his favorite ice cream place. And third his favorite comic book shop. They walk down every street of the market area and across the street into a park
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why did park want Eleanor to go to prom
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so he can see her in a pretty dress and because he wanted to help his mom do her hair
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what was the proms theme
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I want to know what love is
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if a $100 bill fell out of the sky what Eleanor do with it
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"she probably just give it to her mom"
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why does park hate himself
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because he is Korean
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where did park park his car
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they parked on the far side of market
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The first time Eleanor and park had made out what game was it like
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mother May I
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how much does the impalas door weigh according to Eleanor
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as much as a horse
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Who destroyed Eleanor's copy of X-Men her liquid make up her cassette tape's her other comic books powder eyeshadow and headphones
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Richie
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Who wrote all of the profanity on Eleanor's textbooks
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Richie
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when Tina brings Eleanor into Steve's basement what beverage does she give her. and what does it taste like
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A beer. It tasted sharp and yellow
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while in Steve's garage what game does Steve suggest playing
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quarters
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when Park jumped out of his window to get to Steve's house he landed in what position
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he landed in a crouch like Spiderman
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what does Steve's garage smell like
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I thousand joints had been smoked in there and put out in 1000 beers
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where does Eleanor's uncle live
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st. Paul Minnesota
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where does Eleanor plan on calling uncle Jeffrey after she runs away
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Des Moines Iowa
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what is the curtain material in the RV that Eleanor is staying in before they leave for Minnesota
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lace
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how much does Park bring for gas initially before they leave for Minnesota
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$60
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where does Parks mother keep her keys
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"His mom always kept her keys in the same place - on the little key shaped plaque in the entry that said keys"
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what time does parks father usually get home
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130
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before Park leaves for Minnesota how long does he wait
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"Park waited until it was quiet. Then he waited another 20 minutes."
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how did Park get onto the interstate on the way to Minnesota
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by heading west instead of east
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where do park and Eleanor grab a map and gas on the way to Minnesota
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Iowa
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in Iowa what does Park bring Eleanor for the rest of the car ride
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A Coke and a sandwich
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according to Eleanor what are the two things that can flutter
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eyelids and butterflies
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what do parks friends have in common
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none of his friends parents were still together
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on the ride to Minnesota where does park Pee
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in a cornfield
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why does Eleanor change her shirt before she goes into her aunt and uncle's house
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because she smells like Steve's garage - like pot and beer
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what shirt does park give Eleanor to wear
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"He gave the shirt to her. It was green and said prefab sprout"
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what religious beliefs do Eleanor's uncle and his wife have
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they are atheists
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what color is uncle Jeff and aunt Susan's house
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Gray blue with the willow tree in the front yard
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what car does her uncle own
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A Volvo
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what car did parks dad by parks mom after the impala
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a taurus
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and her uncle went down to Omaha what did he get for Eleanor
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New clothes and new bookcase a boombox and a six pack of blank cassette tapes
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when Eleanor's aunt and uncle are talking in the kitchen what is she drinking
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peppermint tea
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What color is the rotary phone in the spare bedroom of Eleanor's uncles house
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red
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where does park hide the letters he wrote for Eleanor
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"He tossed the letter into a box under his bed."
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how long did the final installment of watchmen come out after Eleanor left
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A few months
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what type of shoes does park wear
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steel toe docs
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Who did park end up going to prom with
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Cat
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what does Kat look like according to park
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"She was thin and dark and her eyes are blue and flat as breath mints."
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what was holding Kat's hand like according to park
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holding hands with a mannequin
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how long was the postcard Eleanor wrote him/gave him
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three words
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how many holes does the girl in the record store have in her ears
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she has eight holes in each ear
