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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many siblings does Gay have?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. Gay says her lost years began with a specific thing. What was it?
(a) Drugs.
(b) The Internet.
(c) Financial crisis.
(d) Prostitution.

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

5. Who went with Gay to learn more about gastric bypass surgery?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

6. Which sport did one of Gay's brothers play professionally?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Hockey.

7. What book does Gay's counselor give her that she found helpful?
(a) The Feminine Mystique.
(b) Our Bodies, Ourselves.
(c) The Courage to Heal.
(d) Dealing with Trauma.

8. Where did Gay eventually receive her B.A. degree from?
(a) New York University.
(b) University of Scranton.
(c) Vermont College.
(d) Yale University.

9. What did Gay's English teacher encourage her to do?
(a) Seek help from a counselor.
(b) Talk to her parents.
(c) Lose weight.
(d) Join a band.

10. How old was Gay when she experienced her life-defining trauma?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 17 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 6 years old.

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

12. What was the relationship between Gay and the boy responsible for her trauma?
(a) They were strangers.
(b) They worked at the same shop.
(c) They were relatives.
(d) They were friends from school.

13. Which of the following is NOT a Haitian food that Gay mentions she likes?
(a) Legumes.
(b) Red rice.
(c) Fried plantains.
(d) Paella.

14. What is the one university Gay applied to where she did not gain acceptance?
(a) University of Pennsylvania.
(b) Brown University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) New York University.

15. Where did Gay end up enrolling in college immediately following high school?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) University of Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Gay travel to with the man in his forties right after they left San Francisco?

2. At her heaviest, which medical category did Gay fit into?

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

4. What kind of game did Gay play at the Casino while a PhD student?

5. What was the first production Gay ever worked on in high school?

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