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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity does Maxi do to forget her ex?
(a) Participates in extreme sports.
(b) Donates her time to charities.
(c) Writes in a diary.
(d) Invests in real estate.

2. What do Bruce and his friends do in his childhood bedroom?
(a) Drink alcohol.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Smoke marijuana.
(d) Play charades.

3. What is Cannie's dog named?
(a) Nifkin.
(b) Buster.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Alfred.

4. Where does Cannie go at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) A gym.
(b) A Weight Watchers meeting.
(c) An Overeaters Anonymous meeting.
(d) A weight and eating disorders center.

5. How old is Cannie Shapiro?
(a) Thirty-one.
(b) Thirty-seven.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty-eight.

6. What TV show does Cannie discuss with Maxi?
(a) Iron Chef.
(b) Friends.
(c) Survivor.
(d) Larry King Live.

7. What did Cannie feel about her therapy experience?
(a) Therapy helped immensely.
(b) Therapy made her uncomfortable.
(c) Therapy was not a positive experience.
(d) Therapy cost more than it was worth.

8. How long was Cannie's newspaper internship?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) One month.
(d) Two months.

9. When did Cannie's father return after having left his family?
(a) Two days later.
(b) A month later.
(c) A year later.
(d) Six months later.

10. What does Dr. K say is the best motivation for losing weight?
(a) To be able to fit into nice clothes.
(b) To find a mate.
(c) To impress your friends.
(d) To help yourself.

11. How does Cannie describe the funeral?
(a) As sobering.
(b) As awkward.
(c) As agony.
(d) As enlightening.

12. What city does the story take place in?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

13. How much weight will the weight loss program supposedly make Cannie lose?
(a) Ten percent of her weight.
(b) Five percent of her weight.
(c) Twenty percent of her weight.
(d) Fifteen percent of her weight.

14. Who is Jane Sloan?
(a) An actress.
(b) A publicist.
(c) A movie director.
(d) An agent.

15. Who does Cannie find waiting at her apartment when she returns from Samantha's in Chapter 9?
(a) Maxi.
(b) Bruce.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Steve.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cannie think houses owned by married couples differ from those owned by single parents?

2. What does Dr. K offer Cannie even though the terms of the weight-loss study said it was impossible?

3. Who says, "Your father was really cool"?

4. What film is Maxi Ryder publicizing?

5. What does Gabby ask Cannie about at the office on Monday morning?

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