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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Francesca answers Lila by saying, "I guess I really am a ___________ to live with." That's why no one wants her around.
(a) Crybaby.
(b) Bitch.
(c) Fun person.
(d) Pain.

2. Lila tells Francesca that she reacts differently to situations than Francesca does. When she's angry, she _________.
(a) Hits something.
(b) Yells.
(c) Screams.
(d) Cries.

3. What title did Dr. Jarvis bestow on Sandy, even though Francesca corrected him when he did?
(a) Head case.
(b) Shrink.
(c) Pal.
(d) Doctor.

4. How long was Myrna in the last hospital when she was getting too low in her weight?
(a) One month.
(b) Seven months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two weeks.

5. Lila didn't really have a lot of patience with Francesca when her ____________ showed.
(a) Temper.
(b) Parents.
(c) Tears.
(d) Craziness.

6. What kind of animal does Lila believe Francesca looks like now that she is so skinny?
(a) Ostrich.
(b) Zebra.
(c) Cat.
(d) Giraffe.

7. What is the reason why Lila is in the hospital with Francesca, as she tells her?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Mono.
(c) Clubfoot surgery.
(d) Gallbladder surgery.

8. Myrna tells Francesca that she just likes to be the _______ on the ward, which makes Lila say that she must be on the psycho ward.
(a) Worst.
(b) Sickest.
(c) Smallest.
(d) Bravest.

9. Francesca told herself in the mirror that she deserved to look like _________, that she was ugly inside and outside.
(a) That.
(b) Myrna.
(c) Trash.
(d) Crap.

10. Where is Francesca sitting during the meeting with the rest of her family and Sherman in the hospital?
(a) On Grace's lap.
(b) Floor.
(c) Couch.
(d) Corner.

11. What did Gregg promise that he would do in order to support Francesca in her recovery?
(a) Call a doctor friend of his.
(b) Call her.
(c) Visit her.
(d) Nothing.

12. Where did Francesca say that she was when she was supposed to be served her lunch, so they forgot about her?
(a) Procedure room.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Common room.
(d) Bathroom.

13. Donaldson had once mentioned to Sandy that they could not cure anorexics, only __________ them.
(a) Support.
(b) Manage.
(c) Restrict.
(d) Hospitalize.

14. Myrna used to do all of the _________ for the family until she went into the hospital, which seems odd for her condition.
(a) Working.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Phone calls.

15. When Francesca realized that the tube bound her to the hospital, she began her _________ again.
(a) Purging.
(b) Rituals.
(c) Exercise program.
(d) Manipulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Myrna doing when Francesca stopped by to visit her and talk with her?

2. What does Francesca finally ask Lila when they are sitting together in their room?

3. What had Francesca stolen the night before and had put into her drawer for safe keeping?

4. What do the nurses in the ward call Francesca and others like her in the ward?

5. What does Lila think is a black person disease in the same way that anorexia is a white people disease?

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