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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 animal does Tanya like to decorate with?

2. What does Samantha say would happen if Cannie and Bruce got back together?

3. What activity does Maxi do to forget her ex?

4. When Cannie returns home from the centre, who has left a message on her answering machine?

5. What does Steve do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cannie think is ironic about the title of Bruce's column?

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

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

4. Who does Cannie meet in the Philadelphia Weight and Eating Disorders Center waiting room?

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

6. What does Maxi say she and Cannie have in common?

7. What are Cannie's feelings for her mother's partner, Tanya?

8. What does Cannie say is a great place to have a breakdown, and why?

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

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

What sort of relationship does Cannie have with men, and why? Compare and contrast the male relationships in Cannie's life.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conclusion of "Good in Bed". Were you satisfied with the ending? Do you feel that Cannie has succeeded in changing her life for the better? Are there any unanswered questions that you wish could have been resolved?

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