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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gay like to get tattoos?
(a) She likes the fact that her family hates them.
(b) She likes the feeling of having some control over her body.
(c) Since she only wears dark colors, she likes having bright colors on her skin.
(d) She likes to be able to design them herself.

2. How much money does the grand prize winner on The Biggest Loser receive?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $250,000.

3. What word does Gay object to that is commonly used to refer to the national spike in obesity?
(a) Pandemic.
(b) Tipping Point.
(c) Epidemic.
(d) Outrage.

4. Which speaking event did Gay suffer a humiliation at?
(a) Harper Perennial's fiftieth anniversary.
(b) Simon and Schuster's annual gala.
(c) The Red Cross Ball.
(d) The Pen/Faulkner Awards.

5. Which of the following did one of Gay's controlling partners tell her not to do?
(a) Write.
(b) Wear colorful clothes.
(c) Eat at restaurants.
(d) Swing her arms as she walked.

6. Which of the following eating disorders does Gay watch a Nightline program about?
(a) Bulimia.
(b) Wasting syndrome.
(c) Compulsive overeating.
(d) Anorexia.

7. What are doctors surprised to learn about Gay?
(a) That she is not as overweight as she looks.
(b) That she is not on many medications.
(c) That she has an eating disorder.
(d) That she was assaulted when she was young.

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

9. How does it make Gay feel when her friends do social media posts about their athletic activities?
(a) Happy.
(b) Proud.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Suspicious.

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

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

12. What did Gay do to try to please a controlling partner?
(a) Cut off all her hair.
(b) Buy a new wardrobe.
(c) Get her makeup professionally done.
(d) Eat only protein.

13. Which of the following best describes the physical appearance of Gay's family members?
(a) Some are overweight and some are thin.
(b) Overweight.
(c) Short.
(d) Thin, attractive, and stylish.

14. What food is the staple of Haitian meals according to Gay?
(a) A tomato-based sauce.
(b) Pork.
(c) Beans.
(d) Pasta.

15. What kinds of clothes does Gay say she favors?
(a) Big, bright colors.
(b) Geographic patterns.
(c) Floral patterns.
(d) Dark, simple clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the ways that Gay deals with the difficulties of air travel?

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

3. What does Gay think was dangerous about the outcome of The Biggest Loser for the winner she focuses on?

4. How does Gay describe her personal life throughout her twenties?

5. What does Gay tell her writing students that fiction is mostly about?

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