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

2. Which celebrity does Gay criticize for her financial stake in Weight Watchers and public approach to weight loss?
(a) Ava DuVernay.
(b) Jennifer Lawrence.
(c) Oprah Winfrey.
(d) Kathy Bates.

3. What does Gay think was dangerous about the outcome of The Biggest Loser for the winner she focuses on?
(a) She underwent risky surgery to lose weight.
(b) She lost too much weight.
(c) She used dangerous drugs to lose weight.
(d) She did not lose enough weight.

4. Which of the following eating disorders does Gay watch a Nightline program about?
(a) Bulimia.
(b) Wasting syndrome.
(c) Anorexia.
(d) Compulsive overeating.

5. What kind of summer camp did Gay attend the summer following her sophomore year of high school?
(a) A weight loss camp.
(b) A music camp.
(c) A sports camp.
(d) A theater camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was one way that Gay hid her new habit from other people?

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

3. Which speaking event did Gay suffer a humiliation at?

4. What lasting habit did Gay develop at the summer camp after her sophomore year of high school?

5. What person in Gay's family initially reached out to her after she disappeared without telling them where she was going?

(see the answer key)

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