View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treat does Rachel buy for the office?

2. What is The Crew?

3. What does Rachel feel the urge to do in the Chinese restaurant?

4. What does Mrs. Schwebel tell Rachel about her eating?

5. Who walks by when Rachel is disposing of excess frozen yogurt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What matters most to the narrator?

2. How many women has Rachel slept with?

3. How does Rachel feel about her faith?

4. Who is Miriam?

5. What did Rachel's mother instill in her?

6. How does the narrator curb her hunger?

7. How does Rachel feel about Miriam's family while attending Shabbat with them?

8. What does Miriam invite Rachel to her house for?

9. What does Rachel's therapist suggest she do for 3 months?

10. Where does the narrator work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Healing from eating disorder and mental illness is at the heart of this novel. Analyze how the author develops and strengthens the theme of healing through the plot and characters.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Rachel's physical transformation after falling off of her restrictive diet. How does she react to finding out she gained weight? How does this realization impact her?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Rachel's desire to be cared for by a mother. Why is Rachel so desperate for the love of a mother? What are the characteristic of her ideal mother, and how does this fantasy differ from her actual mother?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 437 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample