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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. Where was Francesca feeling pain in her body, though the triumph she felt worked to dull this pain?
(a) Behind her knee.
(b) Her left arm.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her stomach.

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

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

4. What was the emotion that Grace never had, leaving that emotion to her husband to show?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Nerves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Francesca end up eating when she was clinking around her glasses and dishes in the sink?

2. After the appointment with Dr. Smith, Hal says to himself "___________ to get her to eat and teach her some manners."

3. Hal decides that it's time to have a _____________ with Francesca so that they can get her healthy again.

4. Where was Francesca's sister living after she left college, which caused quite a scene in the family?

5. While the girls are at the barre, the girls point and ___________ as Madame keeps time for the dancers.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Smith intend to build a relationship with Francesca during their sessions together?

2. What does Sandy say will happen if Francesca misses another appointment with him?

3. From whom does Francesca get the advice to become thin and firm in order to look better?

4. How does Francesca make her mother think that she ate later one evening, even though she really did not?

5. Why does Francesca's dad become angry with Dr. Smith when he tries to call him?

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

7. What has happened to Francesca's grades in school at this point of the story?

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

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

10. What does the letter that Grace receives from Susanna have to say about her future plans?

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