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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 42 - 62).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which eating disorder did Gay struggle with?
(a) Trichophagia.
(b) Anorexia.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Wasting syndrome.

2. What religion was Gay's family?
(a) Gay's family was Jewish.
(b) Gay's family was Presbyterian.
(c) Gay's family was Hindu.
(d) Gay's family was Catholic.

3. Why did Gay prefer men's clothing during her twenties?
(a) Men's clothes were cheaper to buy.
(b) It allowed her to hide her femininity.
(c) People told her she looked better in men's clothes.
(d) People were less mean to her when she worse men's clothes.

4. What is one of the ways that Gay deals with the difficulties of air travel?
(a) She wears a corset.
(b) She takes medication to help her sleep on the plane.
(c) She buys two economy seats for herself.
(d) She puts herself on a diet before a long plane trip.

5. What did Gay tell her parents when they tracked her down after she disappeared from Yale?
(a) That she had broken the law.
(b) That she is a victim of assault.
(c) That she is gay.
(d) That she had an eating disorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which well-known writer asked Gay why she gets tattoos?

2. Why does Gay like to get tattoos?

3. What does Gay say her fat body allows people to erase?

4. Who comes to stay with Gay after her first surgery in high school?

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

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