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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 was the name of the boy responsible for Gay's trauma?
(a) Robert.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Tony.
(d) Michael.

2. What person in Gay's family initially reached out to her after she disappeared without telling them where she was going?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

3. What is Gay's cultural background?
(a) South African.
(b) Indian.
(c) Haitian.
(d) Canadian.

4. What was Gay's first job after finishing her MA in Creative Writing?
(a) She was an advertising executive.
(b) She was a photographer.
(c) She was a writer at the college of engineering.
(d) She was a waitress.

5. What is the one university Gay applied to where she did not gain acceptance?
(a) New York University.
(b) Brown University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) University of Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who transferred to the same university Gay went to for her PhD?

2. Gay says her lost years began with a specific thing. What was it?

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

4. What city did Gay travel to with the man in his forties right after they left San Francisco?

5. Who comes to stay with Gay during her follow-up surgery in high school?

(see the answer key)

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