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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which article of clothing did Gay most prefer as a young child?
(a) Overalls.
(b) Jeans.
(c) Sweatshirts.
(d) Sweatpants.

3. How much did author Roxane Gay weigh at her heaviest?
(a) 577 pounds.
(b) 250 pounds.
(c) 350 pounds.
(d) 675 pounds.

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

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

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

7. Where did Gay want to attend her first-choice college?
(a) It was in a big city.
(b) It was far away from her parents.
(c) She received a scholarship there.
(d) It had a great theater program.

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

9. Who comes to stay with Gay during her follow-up surgery in high school?
(a) Her younger brother.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her mother and her father.
(d) Her best friend.

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

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

12. What specific type of trauma did Gay experience?
(a) Motor vehicle accident.
(b) Incest.
(c) Rape.
(d) Armed robbery.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lasting habit did Gay develop at the summer camp after her sophomore year of high school?

2. Where did Gay enroll for her PhD program in creative writing?

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

4. What was the title of Gay's short story collection for her thesis?

5. What is the one university Gay applied to where she did not gain acceptance?

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