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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who transferred to the same university Gay went to for her PhD?
(a) Her partner.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where did Gay's trauma take place?
(a) In a cabin in the woods.
(b) In a department store.
(c) In her car.
(d) In an alley.

9. What career did Gay initially consider at the beginning of her first year of college?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Music.
(d) Medicine.

10. What kind of job did Gay do at the Prairie Schooner?
(a) Cartoonist.
(b) Editorial assistant.
(c) Layout designer.
(d) Editor-in-Chief.

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

12. What does Gay's diet during her first summer home from boarding school consist of?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Cabbage.
(c) Milkshakes.
(d) Protein.

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

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

15. 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. What would Gay's mother add to the water when she was washing meat or vegetables?

2. Where was Gay born?

3. How old was Gay when she experienced her life-defining trauma?

4. What was the name of the boarding school Gay attended?

5. Where was the boarding school Gay attended located?

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