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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "The Resident".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman doing on the TV at the gas station on the narrator’s way to Devil’s Throat, in "The Resident"?
(a) Eating in a dining hall.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Waving her arms in a field.
(d) Kissing another girl.

2. When does the narrator of "Eight Bites" imagine she will reconcile herself with her extra self?
(a) When she has the surgery reversed.
(b) At death.
(c) When she regains her weight.
(d) When she learns to refrain from eating.

3. How does the narrator of "The Resident" characterize her novel?
(a) A thick, printed manuscript.
(b) A pile of notes and papers.
(c) A hunch she has been carrying around.
(d) A confusion of files on her laptop.

4. How many sisters does the narrator of "Eight Bites" have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What does the narrator of "The Resident" plan to do after this residency?
(a) Get out of town and never go back.
(b) Stand on her own.
(c) Support other artists.
(d) Repay the people who supported her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Real Women Have Bodies" do once she realizes that she is going incorporeal as well as Petra?

2. What does the narrator of "The Resident" do to treat the raised bumps that appear on her body?

3. How many women are in the entryway when the narrator of "The Resident" arrives?

4. What does the narrator compare Petra to, when she sits on top of her?

5. What does the gas station attendant say about the TV show in "The Resident"?

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