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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 10 - 29).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity helped Gay forget her pain during her boarding school years?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Volunteering at the senior center.
(c) Working in the theater department.
(d) Playing in the orchestra.

2. Where did Gay initially want to attend college?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Brown University.
(c) New York University.
(d) University of Pennsylvania.

3. What does "BMI" refer to?
(a) Body Mass Indicator.
(b) Body Median Index.
(c) Body Mass Index.
(d) Body Measurement Indicator.

4. Where was Gay born?
(a) Port-au-Prince.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York City.

5. How old was Gay when she began her PhD program?
(a) 35 years old.
(b) 27 years old.
(c) 40 years old.
(d) 30 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gay's English teacher encourage her to do?

2. What book series was Gay enamored with during her boarding school years?

3. Which of the following is NOT a Haitian food that Gay mentions she likes?

4. How much did author Roxane Gay weigh at her heaviest?

5. What did Gay buy for herself on her twenty-first birthday?

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