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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gay's mother wear when she cooked?
(a) A chef's hat.
(b) A surgical mask.
(c) Latex gloves.
(d) A checkered apron.

2. What book series was Gay enamored with during her boarding school years?
(a) The Girls of Canby Hall.
(b) The Spymaster Series.
(c) The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
(d) The Wind in the Willows.

3. What were Gay's favorite books as a child?
(a) The Anne of Green Gables books.
(b) The Babysitter's Club books.
(c) The Little House on the Prairie books.
(d) The Chronicles of Narnia books.

4. What is Gay's cultural background?
(a) Haitian.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Indian.
(d) South African.

5. What did Gay tell her mother she would decorate her apartment with when she grew up?
(a) Houseplants.
(b) Glass bowls of M and Ms.
(c) Apples.
(d) Strings of lights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gay's father do for a living?

2. Which of these author does Gay say she liked as a child?

3. What specific type of trauma did Gay experience?

4. What was the relationship between Gay and the boy responsible for her trauma?

5. Where was the boarding school Gay attended located?

(see the answer key)

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