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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gay when she started boarding school?
(a) 15 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 13 years old
(d) 10 years old.

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

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

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

5. What religion was Gay's family?
(a) Gay's family was Hindu.
(b) Gay's family was Jewish.
(c) Gay's family was Catholic.
(d) Gay's family was Presbyterian.

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

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

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

9. What was the name of the boarding school Gay attended?
(a) Holy Cross.
(b) Taft.
(c) Blair.
(d) Phillips Exeter Academy.

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

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

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

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

14. Where did Gay enroll for her PhD program in creative writing?
(a) Yale University.
(b) University of Connecticut.
(c) Michigan Technological University.
(d) Northwestern University.

15. What city did Gay travel to with the man in his forties right after they left San Francisco?
(a) New York.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Phoenix.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book series did Gay become obsessed with after her trauma?

2. Who comes to stay with Gay after her first surgery in high school?

3. Who transferred to the same university Gay went to for her PhD?

4. Why did Gay eventually come home to her parents after her lost years?

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

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