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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 Cannie tell Samatha when they meet in Chapter 4?

2. What do Bruce and Cannie do in Bruce's bedroom in Chapter 5?

3. Who did Cannie's father leave to go live with?

4. What has Dr. K found out from Cannie's blood sample?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cannie's plan for a perfect day out in New York?

2. Why is Andy not fond of Bruce?

3. What happens after Cannie and Bruce have sex in his childhood bedroom?

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

5. As a teenager, how did Cannie deal with her father's emotional absence?

6. At what point in the funeral service does Cannie "lose it" and why?

7. While being kept at a distance by Bruce and his friends at the reception, what does Cannie realize is her 'in' with Bruce?

8. Why was Cannie irritated when Bruce told her she should be happy that her mother was gay and in a relationship?

9. What is revealed to have caused Cannie to seek therapy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Good in Bed" is of the chick lit genre. Discuss the elements of a chick lit novel and whether or not "Good in Bed" contains said elements.

Essay Topic 2

Cannie's relationship with her father has left many scars that affects her relationships with others. Discuss Cannie's relationship with her father and how his abandonment has affected her.

Essay Topic 3

How has Cannie grown emotionally? Discuss Cannie's emotional grown in the novel "Good in Bed".

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