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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 city does the story take place in?
2. What film is Maxi Ryder publicizing?
3. How old was Cannie when her father left the first time?
4. What does Gabby ask Cannie about at the office on Monday morning?
5. When Cannie returns home from the centre, who has left a message on her answering machine?
Short Essay Questions
1. What advice does Maxi offer Cannie on the topic of body image, and where did she hear it?
2. Why is Bruce waiting for Cannie when she returns to her apartment at the end of the weekend?
3. What was significant about the summer Cannie had an internship at a newspaper?
4. What does Samantha say is the "law of the universe" when describing Cannie's feelings for Bruce?
5. Describe how writing was an escape for Cannie in college.
6. What happens after Cannie and Bruce have sex in his childhood bedroom?
7. Why was Cannie irritated when Bruce told her she should be happy that her mother was gay and in a relationship?
8. Why didn't Cannie tell Samantha that she was pregnant?
9. While being kept at a distance by Bruce and his friends at the reception, what does Cannie realize is her 'in' with Bruce?
10. What is Cannie's relationship with her father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Weiner's use of foreshadowing in "Good in Bed".
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the effect of the point of view on the novel. Discuss how it would have been different if the story was told from another perspective.
Essay Topic 3
The protagonist of the novel, Cannie Shapiro, is a smart and sarcastic 20-something writer. She is single for most of the novel, and becomes a mother near the end of the novel. Cannie deals with relationship and body image issues throughout "Good in Bed". Discuss the protagonist of the novel, Cannie Shapiro.
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