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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had almost made Francesca not come to her appointment at all when she was scheduled?
(a) School assignment.
(b) Stubbornness.
(c) A fainting spell.
(d) Food vendors.

2. What magazine does Francesca buy in order to find pictures by which to compare her progress as she loses weight?
(a) Vogue.
(b) Glamour.
(c) YM.
(d) Seventeen.

3. What time does Hal end up setting the first appointment with the doctor for?
(a) Friday at 1:00pm.
(b) Thursday at 9:00am.
(c) Friday at 9:00am.
(d) Thursday at 1:00pm.

4. Hal begins to think that maybe Francesca needs a good old-fashioned ________ doctor, so he schedules her to see Dr. Waldman.
(a) Real.
(b) Male.
(c) Internal.
(d) Female.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Francesca is clear that she doesn't want to talk about her ____________ when she first meets with Sandy.

2. What does Francesca think caused her strange dreams that she has after returning from the party with Julia?

3. What does Francesca say that everyone is doing to her when she arrives at Sandy Sherman's office?

4. What is the name that Francesca gives to Sandy Sherman when they are introducing each other?

5. After the audition, Francesca believes she did better than anyone else because she was ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the joke Francesca's parents make when they are trying to choose a therapist for her?

2. Why does Dr. Waldman become mad when he examines Francesca at her father's request?

3. What does Hal have to do in order to take Francesca to her first appointment with Dr. Smith the following Thursday?

4. What does Francesca do after her father makes her eat lamb chops for dinner that evening?

5. What does Hal begin to realize about Francesca when he continues to watch what she eats and she continues to lose weight?

6. Why does Francesca panic along the way to the doctor's appointment, arriving forty-five minutes late as a result?

7. Describe what Francesca looks like when the story begins.

8. When Francesca goes in for her appointment, although she is late, what is her weight at this time?

9. What is Francesca's responsibility when it comes to her appointments with Dr. Smith?

10. What makes Francesca uncomfortable at the party that she and Julia go to one night?

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