Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Test | Final Test - Hard

Marya Hornbacher
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Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Test | Final Test - Hard

Marya Hornbacher
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to her body during this time?

2. When Marya is six, what does she do with her life plan?

3. What causes Marya to crash her father's car on the way home?

4. When she is given anesthesia for the dental extraction, what happens?

5. Whose instructions are not being followed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Marya's main reasons for not committing suicide or giving up on living?

2. What does Marya wish that her husband would notice?

3. Why is Marya afraid to fall asleep, and how does not sleeping affect her?

4. When does Marya's brother finally realize how thin Marya is?

5. To Marya, what were eating disorders an excuse for?

6. How does Marya attempt to trick the doctors, her parents, and her friends into thinking she is healthy?

7. Why does Marya decide to visit Kathi?

8. In Interlude-November 5, 1996, what does Marya describe?

9. What does Duane's hug provide for Marya?

10. How does 1991 get off to a good start for Marya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Marya constantly thinks her body is disgusting and awful. In reality, what Marya puts her body through causes it to become sickly, disfigured, and unattractive.

1) When does Marya finally realize the extent of the damages to her body?

2) To her psyche?

3) To all those around her?

Essay Topic 2

The book ends with the question as to whether Marya will survive her recovery. Describe the end of the book. Do you think that Marya's conclusion was effective? Explain why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When Marya moves back into her parents' house while taking class at a university what happens to her? Why do her old habits return? What should her parents have done to promote her continued success and rehabilitation?

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