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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts V and VI (Chapters 63 - 88).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reality TV show dealing with weight loss does Gay discuss at length?
(a) Let's Lose Weight.
(b) Weight Loss Island.
(c) Be Your Best Self.
(d) The Biggest Loser.

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

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

4. What does Gay say writing Hunger has freed her to do?
(a) Be sad.
(b) Be vulnerable and terribly human.
(c) Be happy.
(d) Be vengeful.

5. What was Gay finally able to gain through her writing?
(a) Money.
(b) Respect.
(c) Anger.
(d) An apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gay's eating habits when she visits her family?

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

3. What piece of exercise equipment sits in the corner of Gay's bedroom?

4. What form of contact does Gay recoil from?

5. What specific brand of clothing does Gay say fat, but not seriously obese, women often wear?

(see the answer key)

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