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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 42 - 62).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did one of Gay's controlling partners tell her not to do?
(a) Write.
(b) Swing her arms as she walked.
(c) Eat at restaurants.
(d) Wear colorful clothes.

2. What was the title of Gay's short story collection for her thesis?
(a) Bridges.
(b) The Sounds of Silence.
(c) How Small the World.
(d) Life in a Cage.

3. What specific brand of clothing does Gay say fat, but not seriously obese, women often wear?
(a) Catherines.
(b) Old Navy.
(c) Dress Barn.
(d) Lane Bryant.

4. What did Gay have to do in front of an audience that humiliated her?
(a) Haul herself onto a stage that had no stairs leading to it.
(b) Shake hands with a dictator.
(c) Eat a piece of cake.
(d) Get up off the floor after falling.

5. Which of the following eating disorders does Gay watch a Nightline program about?
(a) Compulsive overeating.
(b) Anorexia.
(c) Wasting syndrome.
(d) Bulimia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Gay when she began her PhD program?

2. Gay says loneliness is a matter of what?

3. Which magazine did Gay have to do a professional photo shoot for?

4. How old is Gay at the time she writes Hunger?

5. What is the name of one of Gay's previous books?

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