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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What job did Gay hold in Phoenix where she worked the graveyard shift?
(a) Baker.
(b) Phone sex operator.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Meat packer.

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Gay eventually come home to her parents after her lost years?
(a) She was addicted to drugs.
(b) She had a nervous breakdown.
(c) She got evicted from her apartment and was broke.
(d) She got arrested.

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

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

10. 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.

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

12. What does "BMI" refer to?
(a) Body Measurement Indicator.
(b) Body Median Index.
(c) Body Mass Indicator.
(d) Body Mass Index.

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

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

15. Which of the following was one way that Gay hid her new habit from other people?
(a) Wearing a wig.
(b) Using a thermos.
(c) Painting her nails.
(d) Using breath mints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gay's diet during her first summer home from boarding school consist of?

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

3. Who was one of Gay's influential English teachers?

4. Which of the following is NOT a Haitian food that Gay mentions she likes?

5. What was Gay's first job after finishing her MA in Creative Writing?

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