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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. How does Rachel feel eating Miriam's sundaes?

2. What does the narrator eat for breakfast?

3. Who does not go to synagogue?

4. Where does Rachel get her lunch most days?

5. What does the narrator chew at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator curb her hunger?

2. What does Rachel teach Miriam's family at dinner?

3. Why is Adiv in Israel?

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

5. How does Rachel feel about her faith?

6. What art project does Dr. Mahjoub have Rachel do?

7. Where in Miriam's house does Rachel stay?

8. What is the Peppermint Plotz?

9. Who is Ayala?

10. Where does the narrator work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Rachel's relationship to her faith. What is the nature of this relationship, and how does it impact Rachel's understanding of herself?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Rachel's relationship to food. What is the nature of this relationship, and in what ways is it a positive or negative one?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore how Rachel's relationship with her mother changes throughout the novel. What causes it to change, and how does it impact Rachel?

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