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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Marya's opinion, what does the American Dream prompt women to do?
(a) Create unrealistic expectations.
(b) Deny weight problems.
(c) Lose weight to be successful.
(d) Hate themselves.

2. What does Mayra's mother admit?
(a) She wishes she could help Marya.
(b) She also used to throw up after eating.
(c) She hates her daughter.
(d) Having Marya was a mistake.

3. How old is Marya when she begins to enter puberty?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

4. How old was Mayra when she became bulimic?
(a) 13.
(b) 21.
(c) 9.
(d) 15.

5. What does Mayra still struggle with?
(a) Her insomnia.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her feelings.
(d) Her eating disorders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is very rampant and obvious at Interlochen?

2. Why does Marya believe that being wealth rather than poverty leads to being thin?

3. Just as Marya uses Bulimia to fill an emotional void, she uses _____ in the same way.

4. Who does Marya often compare herself to in the book?

5. To Mayra, what does sex do for her?

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