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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. Who is Tanya?

2. What prompted Cannie to have therapy in the past?

3. How do Bruce's friends act towards Cannie at the funeral?

4. Who is Maxi Ryder?

5. What transportation does Maxi arrange for Cannie to take back home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Cannie Shapiro.

3. What goes wrong in Cannie's interview with Jane Sloan?

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

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

6. What influence does Cannie believe Bruce's upbringing has had on him?

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

8. What are Cannie's hopes for her interview with Jane Sloan?

9. Describe how writing was an escape for Cannie in college.

10. When she returns to her childhood neighborhood, how does Cannie identify the homes owned by single parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Cannie's personal journey. Outline where she started to where she ended up and how she got there.

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

In Bruce's article, he discusses the societal norms associated with weight and body type. How do these societal norms become an issue for Cannie in her life?

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