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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 did Gay's father do for a living?
(a) He was a doctor.
(b) He was a carpenter.
(c) He was a civil engineer.
(d) He was a musician.

2. Gay often finds herself doing what in relationships?
(a) Suggesting therapy.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Apologizing.
(d) Walking out.

3. What is one specific diet Gay mentions that her father gifts her to try?
(a) Weight Watchers.
(b) Jenny Craig.
(c) Richard Simmons's Deal-a-Meal.
(d) The Atkins Diet.

4. Where was Gay born?
(a) Port-au-Prince.
(b) Omaha.
(c) New York City.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. Which of these author does Gay say she liked as a child?
(a) Lewis Carroll.
(b) J.M. Barrie.
(c) Judy Blume.
(d) Jane Austen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job did Gay do at the Prairie Schooner?

2. Which reality TV weight loss show does Khloe Kardashian host?

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

4. Where was Gay's first teaching job following her PhD program?

5. What is the name of the TV show Gay discusses in which participants gain and then lose weight?

(see the answer key)

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