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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 has Rachel dated since Miriam?

2. Why is Rachel's mother going to New York at the end of the book?

3. Why does Rachel get fired?

4. Who does Rachel kiss on her couch?

5. Who is Rachel most angry at for her weight gain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What snack did Rachel really want to try when she was a kid?

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

3. Why does Rachel love to watch Miriam eat?

4. Who teaches Rachel about "soul aesthetic"?

5. Who is Bluma Sternberg?

6. Who gets Rachel fired?

7. Why does Rachel tell Ana she slept with an actor?

8. Why does Rachel get fired?

9. Why does Rachel put on an all-black outfit for Miriam?

10. How is Rachel's eating at this point in the novel (Chapters 56-63)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 Rachel's experience at Shabbat with Miriam's family. How does Rachel feel about the experience, and about Miriam's family?

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