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

2. Where was the boarding school Gay attended located?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Iowa.
(c) California.
(d) New Hampshire.

3. 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 mother.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her brother.

4. Gay says her lost years began with a specific thing. What was it?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) The Internet.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Financial crisis.

5. Who went with Gay to learn more about gastric bypass surgery?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gay's mother wear when she cooked?

2. Why did Gay eventually come home to her parents after her lost years?

3. Which article of clothing did Gay most prefer as a young child?

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

5. What specific type of trauma did Gay experience?

(see the answer key)

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