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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Smith reveal to Francesca's dad when he calls to check on her progress in the therapy?
(a) She doesn't talk.
(b) She is dying.
(c) She hasn't been coming to her appointments.
(d) She is a pain in the ass.

2. Hal says the Dr. Waldman doesn't treat an ear or a lung or a leg. He treats _________.
(a) Families.
(b) People.
(c) Head disorders.
(d) Children.

3. What band was playing at a high volume at the party when Francesca arrived with the other girls?
(a) Twisted Sister.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Metallica.
(d) Def Leppard.

4. What is the name of the therapist that Grace and Hal decide to take Francesca to at first?
(a) Dr. True.
(b) Dr. Sherman.
(c) Dr. Smith.
(d) Dr. Garden.

5. What was beginning to appear on Francesca's body in order to keep her warm as the fat began to melt away?
(a) Calluses.
(b) Spots.
(c) Moles.
(d) Hair.

6. How much does Sandy ask Francesca to gain in terms of weight so that she can stay out of the hospital?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Ten pounds.
(c) One or two pounds.
(d) Five pounds.

7. Hal believed that a therapist did have a vested interest in the outcome of his patients - when it came to the __________.
(a) Fee.
(b) Family.
(c) Stability.
(d) Time.

8. What does Francesca answer when Sandy asks if she thinks about her weight?
(a) Sure.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) Never.
(d) All the time.

9. What made Sandy Sherman a bit of an outsider when it came to the medical community?
(a) Lack of medical degree.
(b) His long hair.
(c) A different fee schedule.
(d) His house was an office.

10. Where did the girls invite Francesca to go after the ballet class was over in the beginning of the story?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Pizza Hut.
(c) Charlie's Soup Burg.
(d) Joe's Pizza Shack.

11. Francesca is clear that she doesn't want to talk about her ____________ when she first meets with Sandy.
(a) Father.
(b) Weight.
(c) Sister.
(d) Brother.

12. Grace never admitted it to Hal, but she actually had a lot of respect for ______________.
(a) Susanna.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Him.
(d) Psychiatry.

13. What role does Francesca remember playing when she used to play childhood games with her friends?
(a) Princess.
(b) Witch.
(c) Maid.
(d) Queen.

14. What does the therapist tell Hal that he does not have available for their schedule?
(a) A shorter time block.
(b) Night appointments.
(c) An appointment for a few months.
(d) A long time block.

15. Where does Madame ask to speak with Francesca the week after she loses a few pounds?
(a) Health food store.
(b) The street.
(c) A bank.
(d) A pretzel vendor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many classes does Francesca say that she is taking every week, which makes someone else think she's going to become a professional?

2. What is the main meal at dinner when Francesca and her parents sit down together after ballet?

3. How many appointments did Francesca end up keeping with Dr. Smith during her therapy?

4. What was Dr. Gordon thinking would happen to Francesca as Grace called her on the phone?

5. What does Madame say is the most important thing a dancer needs in order to be a professional?

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