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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 42 - 62).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gay do to try to please a controlling partner?
(a) Get her makeup professionally done.
(b) Cut off all her hair.
(c) Eat only protein.
(d) Buy a new wardrobe.

2. Which holiday does Gay routinely spend with her extended family in Florida?
(a) Easter.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) New Year's Eve.

3. Which Oscar-winning actress does Gay identify as appearing in Weight Watchers ads?
(a) Meryl Streep.
(b) Kate Winslet.
(c) Jennifer Hudson.
(d) Frances McDormand.

4. What form of contact does Gay recoil from?
(a) Slow dancing.
(b) Handshakes.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Hugs.

5. What are doctors surprised to learn about Gay?
(a) That she has an eating disorder.
(b) That she is not on many medications.
(c) That she is not as overweight as she looks.
(d) That she was assaulted when she was young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which individual winner of The Biggest Loser does Gay discuss at length?

2. Where was Gay's first teaching job following her PhD program?

3. What word does Gay object to that is commonly used to refer to the national spike in obesity?

4. How old is Gay at the time she writes Hunger?

5. What is Gay's reaction when people try to shame her for being fat?

(see the answer key)

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