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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. How old was Gay when she experienced her life-defining trauma?
(a) 8 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 17 years old.
(d) 6 years old.

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

3. What book series was Gay enamored with during her boarding school years?
(a) The Wind in the Willows.
(b) The Spymaster Series.
(c) The Girls of Canby Hall.
(d) The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.

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

5. Who comes to stay with Gay during her follow-up surgery in high school?
(a) Her younger brother.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her mother and her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gay eventually receive her B.A. degree from?

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

3. What job did Gay hold in Phoenix where she worked the graveyard shift?

4. What activity helped Gay forget her pain during her boarding school years?

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

(see the answer key)

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