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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 suspicious of Rachel at Shabbat?

2. What does Ofer tell Rachel about her haircut?

3. What event does Rachel invite herself to at Miriam's?

4. What makes Rachel feel sick?

5. What girl does Rachel sleep with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comments on Rachel's weight gain?

2. Who teaches Rachel about "soul aesthetic"?

3. Who comes to Rachel's house crying?

4. What does Rachel tell Dr. Mahjoub ruined her life?

5. What does Rachel keep asking Miriam on their second date?

6. What is Rachel terrified of?

7. Why does Rachel feel bad about wearing an all-black outfit for Miriam?

8. What actor does Rachel hook up with and how does she feel about it?

9. Who is Bluma Sternberg?

10. Where does Rachel find the clay figure after getting her hair cut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Rachel's binging habit. At what moments does Rachel find herself eating uncontrollably, and why? How does it impact her relationship to food and her own perception of herself?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore how Rachel's relationship to food changes throughout the novel. What prompts this shift, and how does she deal with it?

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