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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Gay demands from an organization paying for her travel for work purposes?
(a) A bowl of green M and Ms.
(b) A luxury hotel room.
(c) A first-class plane ticket.
(d) A driver to meet her at the airport.

2. Gay grew very frustrated while trying to make which dish?
(a) Poached pears.
(b) Ravioli.
(c) Roast chicken.
(d) Beef stew.

3. What simple but significant gesture does Gay's best friend make as the two drink wine in a hotel room?
(a) She does Gay's hair.
(b) She puts lipstick on Gay.
(c) She sings Gay a song.
(d) She paints her fingernail pink.

4. What does Gay often do when a nurse asks her to step on a scale?
(a) Yell at the nurse.
(b) Cry.
(c) Tell the nurse she knows her weight already.
(d) Walk out of the room.

5. What kind of cooking does Gay most enjoy?
(a) Frying.
(b) Grilling.
(c) Baking.
(d) Crock pot cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the grand prize winner on The Biggest Loser receive?

2. Who was the first man Gay was in a relationship with during her PhD years?

3. What does Gay say is the only thing you need for writing?

4. Who is Gay's current personal trainer?

5. According to Gay, statistics say that what percentage of Americans are obese?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gay do extensive research on restaurants before she goes out to eat?

2. What are some of Gay’s challenges with air travel?

3. Why does Gay say she is envious of anorexic girls even though she knows they are also struggling terribly?

4. What does Gay think about the reality television show The Biggest Loser?

5. What kind of a job does Gay have while she is living in Phoenix?

6. What does Gay like about getting tattoos?

7. How does Gay feel when she looks at her friends’ social media posts about doing outdoorsy or athletic things?

8. As Gay is finishing her MA program in creative writing, what are most of the fictional stories she writes about?

9. How does Gay’s family reestablish contact with her after she moves to the west coast?

10. What is the reason Gay gives for becoming a vegetarian?

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