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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) Volunteering at the senior center.
(b) Playing in the orchestra.
(c) Working in the theater department.
(d) Swimming.

2. What name does Gay give to her imaginary boyfriend?
(a) Mr. X.
(b) Jason.
(c) Mr. Z.
(d) Nathan.

3. What kind of surgery does Gay have during her sophomore year of high school?
(a) LASIK surgery.
(b) Breast reduction surgery.
(c) Appendectomy.
(d) Gallbladder removal.

4. What term does Gay prefer to use to refer to herself in the aftermath of the trauma she experienced?
(a) Warrior.
(b) Victim.
(c) Survivor.
(d) Traveler.

5. Where did Gay enroll in her Creative Writing MA program?
(a) University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Michigan State University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gay's trauma take place?

2. What was Gay's first job after finishing her MA in Creative Writing?

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

4. What book does Gay's counselor give her that she found helpful?

5. What did Gay's father do for a living?

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