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Title:Eleanor Author:Barbara Cooney Genre:Biography

1. What is the author's purpose for writing this book? a.inform b.The author wrote this book about a girl named Eleanor and when she was born she was not as pretty as all the other girls and then her parents die when she is 15 years old she go's to a boarding school and is very happy there. 2. Who is the subject? a.Eleanor 3. What is the tense of the writing? a.past tense 4. How are the events organized? a.chronologically 5. What place(s) influenced the subject's life? Why? a.The school Eleanor go's to because they are nice to her and it is easy for her to speak french because that is the only language they speak and she was taught well. b. c.  6. What event(s) influenced the subject? Why? a.The ball dance because Eleanor did not dance with anyone and she was lonely. b.When the twins were born because Eleanor's mother paid attention to the twin boys more then she did to Eleanor. c. 7. What person(s) influenced the subject's life? Why? a.Her dad because he would always care for her and make her happy. b.her school teacher because she thought that Eleanor was different and unique. c.her maid because she helped her feel beautiful and helped her feel good when she had no one else was there for her. 8. How did the subject make a difference in the world? a.Eleanor did not do anything to help the world but b. c.  9. Why would you recommend this book to others? a.I would recommend this book to someone because if you want to know about Eleanor this is a good book about her that you could learn more about her. b.I would also recommend this book to someone because its fun and interesting. c.