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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sandy warns Francesca that he is going to be _____________ sometimes in their sessions.
(a) Silent.
(b) Singing.
(c) Invading her privacy.
(d) Asking a lot of banal questions.

2. What had Francesca eaten for lunch in the time before her next appointment?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A package of yogurt.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Cottage cheese and melon.

3. Where did Francesca sit as the rest of the girls wandered around the party, leaving her alone?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) A corner.
(c) A couch.
(d) The kitchen.

4. Dr. Waldman thought of another patient he'd seen, one that was as thin as Francesca, but there was a reason for it: ___________.
(a) Thyroid condition.
(b) Accident.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Coma.

5. What were the words that Madame uttered that Francesca hoped where meant for her?
(a) Better luck next time.
(b) Perfection.
(c) Well done.
(d) Good job.

6. What is the name that Francesca gives to Sandy Sherman when they are introducing each other?
(a) She doesn't say anything.
(b) Jane.
(c) Francesca.
(d) Kessa.

7. What is the main meal at dinner when Francesca and her parents sit down together after ballet?
(a) Meatloaf.
(b) Salad.
(c) Lamb chops.
(d) Spaghetti.

8. Who is called a turkey during a conversation between some girls as they walked to a party?
(a) John.
(b) Reid.
(c) Tom.
(d) Madame.

9. What does Francesca say that everyone is doing to her when she arrives at Sandy Sherman's office?
(a) Ignoring her.
(b) Picking on her.
(c) Not listening to her emotions.
(d) Bored with her.

10. Who do Grace and Hal believe to be the perfect child, always neat and out of trouble?
(a) Susanna.
(b) None of their children.
(c) Francesca.
(d) Gregg.

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

12. What would cause Dr. Smith to begin to divulge the contents of Francesca's sessions, but not before?
(a) Hospitalization.
(b) When the parents start paying.
(c) When she asks him to.
(d) A month into therapy.

13. Francesca is thinking to herself as she is walking home, thinking to herself that __________ comes not from food, but from will.
(a) Energy.
(b) Power.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Success.

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

15. After the audition, Francesca believes she did better than anyone else because she was ___________.
(a) Quieter.
(b) Better.
(c) Faster.
(d) Thinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the therapist that Grace and Hal decide to take Francesca to at first?

2. Francesca believes she looks ___________ when she looks in the mirror, in response to her father's opinion.

3. What excuse does Francesca give for not wanting to talk to her father after he talks to Dr. Smith?

4. Who was beginning to notice the rituals that Francesca was doing when she was in the house?

5. Hal says the Dr. Waldman doesn't treat an ear or a lung or a leg. He treats _________.

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