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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of cooking does Gay most enjoy?
(a) Baking.
(b) Crock pot cooking.
(c) Frying.
(d) Grilling.

2. How long did Gay stay on the recumbent bike when she was trying to outlast the thin woman next to her?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 35 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

3. Which Haitian dish has Gay mastered?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Red beans and rice.
(c) Vegetable stew.
(d) Pulled pork.

4. What form of contact does Gay recoil from?
(a) Slow dancing.
(b) Handshakes.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Hugs.

5. How does Gay say she presented in relationships with women?
(a) Butch.
(b) Goth.
(c) Steampunk.
(d) Feminine.

6. What baby animal does Gay include in her Twiiter bio?
(a) Badger.
(b) Giraffe.
(c) Snake.
(d) Elephant.

7. What did Gay have to do in front of an audience that humiliated her?
(a) Get up off the floor after falling.
(b) Haul herself onto a stage that had no stairs leading to it.
(c) Eat a piece of cake.
(d) Shake hands with a dictator.

8. What did Gay tell her parents when they tracked her down after she disappeared from Yale?
(a) That she had broken the law.
(b) That she is gay.
(c) That she had an eating disorder.
(d) That she is a victim of assault.

9. Which individual winner of The Biggest Loser does Gay discuss at length?
(a) Kendra May.
(b) Micheline Lewis.
(c) Jennifer Steele.
(d) Rachel Frederickson.

10. What reality TV show dealing with weight loss does Gay discuss at length?
(a) Let's Lose Weight.
(b) Weight Loss Island.
(c) Be Your Best Self.
(d) The Biggest Loser.

11. What simple but significant gesture does Gay's best friend make as the two drink wine in a hotel room?
(a) She paints her fingernail pink.
(b) She puts lipstick on Gay.
(c) She sings Gay a song.
(d) She does Gay's hair.

12. What kind of chairs does Gay dread having to sit in?
(a) Chairs with arms or armrests that do not move.
(b) Wooden chairs.
(c) IKEA chairs.
(d) Wingback chairs.

13. What is the name of the TV show Gay discusses in which participants gain and then lose weight?
(a) A Personal Trainer's Hell.
(b) Can't Stay Fat.
(c) Fit to Fat to Fit.
(d) Extreme Athletic Makeover.

14. What does Gay say is the only thing you need for writing?
(a) Your imagination.
(b) A good teacher.
(c) A keyboard.
(d) A good idea.

15. What job did Gay's male partner during her PhD years do?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Basketball player.
(c) Logger.
(d) Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which eating disorder did Gay struggle with?

2. What was the first tattoo that Gay got?

3. What is one specific diet Gay mentions that her father gifts her to try?

4. What word does Gay object to that is commonly used to refer to the national spike in obesity?

5. How much money does the grand prize winner on The Biggest Loser receive?

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