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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. What does Knapp do in addition to ceasing to eat?

2. How does Knapp describe Janet?

3. What is Julian's profession?

4. What kind of man is Michael?

5. How did Knapp's alcoholism relate to her bulimia and anorexia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Knapp do when she leaves the AA meeting?

2. What happened when Knapp took the quiz administered by the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence?

3. How do drinking and anorexia make Knapp feel?

4. What was Knapp's relationship with William like?

5. What happened when Knapp began to lose weight?

6. What does Knapp say life is like for drinkers who quit?

7. What happens when Knapp gets pregnant?

8. What is Knapp's friend Janet's experience with alcohol and eating like?

9. How does Knapp feel the first time she slept with Michael?

10. How does Knapp feel on the occasion of her sister's wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Knapp's true internal feelings? When do we see them? When they explode? In what behavior? When does she let real her feelings show?

Essay Topic 2

How does Knapp use evidence in the book? What different kinds of evidence does she use? Does she use them differently?

Essay Topic 3

How does Knapp distract herself from her drinking? Specifically, how does her storytelling help her deny her drinking?

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