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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. Who usually helped Francesca to his office as she was still having trouble moving around after her surgery?

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

3. When Kessa is scared, Sandy tells her that all of the turmoil she's feeling is a sign of _________ in her recovery.

4. When Sandy asks Francesca about how she feels about interacting with her family, she says that she never _________.

5. Francesca's refusal to see that she was sick might make her the sickest patient on the ward, which alarmed ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Myrna do as soon as she's released from her punishment at the start of this section?

2. What happens when the worker brings Francesca a tray of food for one of her meals?

3. What does Francesca do when she is waiting for her parents to come pick her up from the hospital?

4. What does Sandy Sherman warn Francesca's parents that she may do to them in the next few weeks?

5. What does Francesca do the second she arrives in the hospital ward and gets settled?

6. What does Francesca say the reasoning was behind her hiding her food in her room?

7. What does Francesca feel about the way she looks when she looks in the mirror?

8. What does Francesca decide to do in order to tell her brother about her feelings of him?

9. What happens with Francesca which ends up getting her in trouble with the nurses?

10. What does Francesca think about the way that her parents fawn over Susanna and Gregg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end, Kessa is released from the hospital, left to continue her weight gain on her own at home.

Part 1: Why do you think that Kessa was released from the hospital?

Part 2: Do you think that Kessa was ready to be released from the hospital?

Part 3: What do you think will happen to Kessa after she is home and dealing with her problems on her own?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Kessa begins to fail at her classes because of the eating disorder's hold on her.

Part 1: Why do you think Kessa doesn't care about being perfect in school?

Part 2: Do you think that Kessa's teachers could have helped her in some way?

Part 3: How do you think you would react if a friend of yours suddenly began to fail in school?

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