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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one sport that Gay says she was decent at?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Softball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Swimming.

2. What was the title of Gay's short story collection for her thesis?
(a) Life in a Cage.
(b) The Sounds of Silence.
(c) Bridges.
(d) How Small the World.

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

4. What person in Gay's family initially reached out to her after she disappeared without telling them where she was going?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

5. What type of professional did Gay interview for her Reporter-at-Large project in high school?
(a) An engineer.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A musician.

6. Who was one of Gay's influential English teachers?
(a) Mr. Rex McGuinn.
(b) Ms. Cristina O'Connor.
(c) Mr. Matthew Smith.
(d) Ms. Victoria Ford.

7. What was the name of the boy responsible for Gay's trauma?
(a) Michael.
(b) Tony.
(c) Robert.
(d) Christopher.

8. What would Gay's mother add to the water when she was washing meat or vegetables?
(a) Clorox.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Food dye.
(d) Soap.

9. What activity helped Gay forget her pain during her boarding school years?
(a) Playing in the orchestra.
(b) Volunteering at the senior center.
(c) Working in the theater department.
(d) Swimming.

10. What book series was Gay enamored with during her boarding school years?
(a) The Spymaster Series.
(b) The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
(c) The Wind in the Willows.
(d) The Girls of Canby Hall.

11. At her heaviest, which medical category did Gay fit into?
(a) Super obese.
(b) Overweight.
(c) Super morbidly obese.
(d) Obese.

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

13. How old was Gay when she began her PhD program?
(a) 40 years old.
(b) 35 years old.
(c) 27 years old.
(d) 30 years old.

14. What is Gay's cultural background?
(a) Haitian.
(b) Indian.
(c) South African.
(d) Canadian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gay eventually receive her B.A. degree from?

2. Where was Gay born?

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

4. Where did Gay move immediately after staying with her parents for awhile in Omaha?

5. What city did Gay travel to in order to meet the man in his forties?

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