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

2. Where does Gay's father tell her hunger is?
(a) In the mind.
(b) In the body.
(c) In the soul.
(d) In the heart.

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

4. Which magazine did Gay have to do a professional photo shoot for?
(a) The Writer's Weekly.
(b) People.
(c) The New York Times Magazine.
(d) Time.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What simple but significant gesture does Gay's best friend make as the two drink wine in a hotel room?

3. What is the name of one of Gay's previous books?

4. What baby animal does Gay include in her Twiiter bio?

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

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