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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's father do for a living?

2. What does Cannie ask Dr. K after he takes a sample of her blood?

3. What does Cannie do to get in touch with Bruce in Chapter 4?

4. Where is the demonstration taking place?

5. With what newspaper did Cannie have an internship during college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Maxi offer Cannie on the topic of body image, and where did she hear it?

2. Describe what happens on Cannie's date with Steve.

3. What does Cannie's mother want her to do in Chapter 7?

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

5. Who does Cannie say has been telling her not to contact Bruce anymore?

6. Describe Cannie Shapiro.

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

8. As a child, which unlikely person did Cannie turn to to find out news about her father?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The protagonist, Cannie, struggles with her body image a great deal throughout the novel. Discuss Cannie's body image issues, as well as why she struggles with these issues.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Weiner's use of symbolism in "Good in Bed".

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Weiner's use of exposition in the novel. What does the reader learn of Cannie's past, and why is it important to her present?

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