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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jeans was Sandy Sherman wearing when Francesca first sees him in his office?

2. What had Francesca eaten for lunch in the time before her next appointment?

3. What made Sandy Sherman a bit of an outsider when it came to the medical community?

4. Where did the girls invite Francesca to go after the ballet class was over in the beginning of the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Grace find out when she takes Francesca for another doctor's appointment as a follow up?

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

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

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

6. What does Francesca do after ballet class when the rest of the girls want to go get burgers to eat?

7. What does Madame promise to Francesca after she notices her initial weight loss progress?

8. Why does Dr. Gordon decide to put Francesca in the hospital after her next appointment?

9. Why is Dr. Gordon going to set Francesca up with an appointment to see Sandy Sherman?

10. When Francesca does not show up for one of her appointments with Sandy Sherman, what does Sandy call her to say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Kessa is admitted to the hospital, she tries to get her parents to come and take her home.

Part 1: Why do you think Kessa allowed herself to be hospitalized in the first place?

Part 2: Do you think that Kessa has control over her anorexia?

Part 3: Do you think that Kessa is trying to manipulate her parents when she begs to come home?

Essay Topic 2

Kessa is repulsed by Myrna's skinny body when she meets her in the hospital.

Part 1: Why do you think that Kessa is repulsed by how skinny Myrna is?

Part 2: Why do you think Kessa can't see that she is just as skinny as Myrna?

Part 3: How do you think being with other anorexics could affect Kessa? Is this helpful or harmful?

Essay Topic 3

Gregg, Kessa's brother, calls Kessa up, but does not come to see her in the hospital.

Part 1: Why do you think that Gregg decided not to come visit Kessa in the hospital?

Part 2: Do you think that Gregg should have come to see Kessa when she was in the hospital?

Part 3: How do you think Kessa and Gregg's relationship will change after the letter she writes to him?

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