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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Hal immediately accuse of being late, though she is not late at all?
(a) Francesca.
(b) Dr. Smith.
(c) The receptionist.
(d) Grace.

3. Francesca believes she looks ___________ when she looks in the mirror, in response to her father's opinion.
(a) Fine.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Fat.
(d) Above average.

4. Who does Dr. Smith want to talk with first during this first session at his office?
(a) Grace.
(b) Francesca.
(c) Hal and Grace.
(d) Hal.

5. What excuse does Francesca give for not wanting to talk to her father after he talks to Dr. Smith?
(a) Headache.
(b) Stomachache.
(c) Homework.
(d) Dance lessons.

6. What does Francesca's mother offer her to eat after she gets back from ballet class?
(a) An apple.
(b) Apple pie.
(c) Cheese sandwich.
(d) Steak.

7. Sandy says, "In __________, there are no right and no wrong answers. There's only the way you feel."
(a) Therapy.
(b) Anorexia.
(c) Food.
(d) School.

8. Francesca kept herself in control by ____________ carefully - everything was arranged ahead of time.
(a) Organizing.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

9. What does Sandy say that he will do if Francesca does not show up at her next appointment with him?
(a) Cross her off his schedule.
(b) Come to her house.
(c) Become very angry.
(d) Nothing.

10. Grace tells Dr. Gordon that Francesca has always been the _________ child, the good one in the family.
(a) Bright.
(b) Sensible.
(c) Wild.
(d) Quiet.

11. What is the main meal at dinner when Francesca and her parents sit down together after ballet?
(a) Lamb chops.
(b) Salad.
(c) Meatloaf.
(d) Spaghetti.

12. What does Sandy Sherman ask Francesca to call him when they are in his office?
(a) Dr. Sherman.
(b) Shermy.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Sherman.

13. Grace thought to herself that if only motherhood was a job, but no, it was a position of ___________, in her mind.
(a) Faith.
(b) Trust.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Silence.

14. Sandy warns Francesca that he is going to be _____________ sometimes in their sessions.
(a) Silent.
(b) Singing.
(c) Asking a lot of banal questions.
(d) Invading her privacy.

15. What had Francesca eaten for lunch in the time before her next appointment?
(a) Cottage cheese and melon.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A package of yogurt.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person in the ballet class did not have an ounce of fat on her, at least according to Francesca's calculations?

2. What had Francesca promised her parents she would do if she was coming home from a party alone?

3. The only thing that Francesca's mother seems to dislike about Gregg's letters is what?

4. What did Francesca order to drink when she was sitting with Madame and talking?

5. What did Francesca learn about the auditions about two weeks after the audition took place?

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