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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tanya?
(a) Bruce's mother.
(b) Cannie's co-worker.
(c) Ann's partner.
(d) Samantha's sister.

2. What story does Cannie tell about Bruce's father?
(a) The day she first met him.
(b) The day his pool was finished.
(c) His obsession with baseball.
(d) The first time she saw him drunk.

3. Where does Cannie go to interview Maxi Ryder?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

4. How many more children did Cannie's father eventually have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

5. How old was Cannie when her father left the first time?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Twelve years old.
(c) Fourteen years old.
(d) Eight years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the age of thirteen, what was Cannie's father calling her?

2. What does Dr. K speak to the weight loss group about?

3. What film is Maxi Ryder publicizing?

4. Who suggests that Cannie is sitting at home reading old love letters from Bruce?

5. What city does the story take place in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Maxi offer Cannie on the topic of body image, and where did she hear it?

2. Describe the turnout for Bruce's father's funeral.

3. What does Samantha say is the "law of the universe" when describing Cannie's feelings for Bruce?

4. Where does Cannie go at the beginning of Chapter 3, and for what purpose?

5. What discovery does Cannie make at Christmas which upsets her?

6. What are Cannie's feelings for her mother's partner, Tanya?

7. What is the irony of Andy being married to Ellen?

8. What was significant about the summer Cannie had an internship at a newspaper?

9. What does Maxi say she and Cannie have in common?

10. What support is expressed for Bruce's Moxie article in Chapter 3?

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